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/nal trek"sohn/, n. Pharm.a nonaddictive substance, C20H23NO4, used in the treatment of heroin addiction and opiate overdose.[1970-75; by rearrangement of parts of its chemical name]
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Naltrexone — Général Nom IUPAC (5R,9R … Wikipédia en Français
naltrexone — [nal trek′sōn] n. a white, crystalline, nonaddictive synthetic drug, C20H23NO4·HCl, that blocks or reverses the effects of alcohol or a narcotic: in full naltrexone hydrochloride … English World dictionary
Naltrexone — Not to be confused with the related chemical naloxone. Naltrexone Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
naltrexone — A drug that blocks the action of opiates (drugs used to treat pain). It may be used in the treatment of intravenous opiate addiction or alcohol dependence. Naltrexone is also being studied in the treatment of breast cancer. It may block the… … English dictionary of cancer terms
naltrexone hydrochloride — A drug that blocks the action of opiates (drugs used to treat pain). It may be used in the treatment of intravenous opiate addiction or alcohol dependence. Naltrexone hydrochloride is also being studied in the treatment of breast cancer. It may… … English dictionary of cancer terms
naltrexone — noun Etymology: N allyl + trex (as in methotrexate) + one Date: 1973 a synthetic opiate antagonist C20H23NO4 administered in the form of its hydrochloride … New Collegiate Dictionary
naltrexone — noun An opiate antagonist used to treat opioid dependence … Wiktionary
naltrexone — An orally active narcotic antagonist; devoid of pharmacologic action when administered in the absence of narcotics. * * * nal·trex·one nal trek .sōn n a synthetic opiate antagonist administered in the form of its hydrochloride C20H23NO4·HCl esp.… … Medical dictionary
naltrexone — [nal trɛksəʊn] noun Medicine a synthetic drug which blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and is used in the treatment of heroin addiction. Origin 1970s: from a contr. of naloxone, with the insertion of the arbitrary element trex … English new terms dictionary
naltrexone — nal·trex·one … English syllables
