1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A particular narcotic antitussive. ¹
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Medical Definition of Ethylmorphine
1. A narcotic analgesic and antitussive. It is metabolised in the liver by ethylmorphine-n-demethylase and used as an indicator of liver function.
Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, antitussive agents, narcotics.
Chemical name: Morphinan-6-ol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-ethoxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha,6alpha)-
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