naloxone
English
Chemical structure of naloxone
Etymology
From nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + (hydr)ox(y) + -one.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəˈlɒk.səʊn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/
Noun
naloxone (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine).
- Coordinate term: Narcan
References
- “naloxone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “naloxone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary