Definitions for opioid

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opioid o·pi·oid

Spelling: [oh-pee-oid]

IPA: /ˈoʊ piˌɔɪd/

Opioid is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in opioid (diioop).

Definitions for opioid

noun

1. any opiumlike substance.
2. any of a group of natural substances, as the endorphins, produced by the body in increased amounts in response to stress and pain.
3. any of several synthetic compounds, as methadone, having effects similar to natural opium alkaloids and their derivatives.

adjective

1. pertaining to such a substance.

Origin of opioid

First recorded in 1955-60; opi(um) + -oid

Examples for opioid

Once in the system, it binds with opioid receptor cells that send endorphins shooting through the body.

With an increase in opioid prescriptions starting in the early 2000s, overdoses in the U.S. began to skyrocket.

But it led to a growing drug dependency and opioid addiction problem.

In July, the Centers for Disease Control said more specifically that opioid painkillers kill someone every hour.

According to a 2010 study, over 90 percent of those with opioid addiction relapse in the first year.

Never deny a request for an antibiotic, an opioid pain medication, a scan, or an admission.

opioid overdose deaths in America are now greater than heroin and cocaine combined.