n. A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
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n. a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
Word Usage
"An additional 25 received injections of a prescription painkiller called hydromorphone, or Dilaudid, although they didn't know it."