codeine
codeine — noun
1. a mild pain-killing drug made from the opium poppy, often added to cough medicin
a mild pain-killing drug made from the opium poppy, often added to cough medicine and used to dull moderate pain.
The dentist prescribed codeine for Beatrix after she had her wisdom tooth removed.
collocation: prescribe codeine for [person/condition]
Many over-the-counter cough syrups in the United States no longer contain codeine.
collocation: contain codeine (in a product)
Linh took a small dose of codeine to ease the pain in her broken wrist.
Doctors warn that codeine can become habit-forming if it is used for many weeks.
Pharmacists in Taiwan keep codeine behind the counter and check each prescription carefully.
- opioid painkiller
broader category — codeine is one type of opioid painkiller, weaker than morphine
- analgesic
general medical term for any pain-reliever, not specific to opioids
文法句型
codeine for [condition]
prescribed codeine
codeine in [product]
用法筆記
Uncountable; never pluralised (no '*codeines'). Often appears with measure words in English: 'a dose of codeine', 'tablets of codeine', 'codeine syrup'.