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Meaning of "pethidine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PETHIDINE

Perhaps a blend of piperidine + ethyl.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PETHIDINE

pethidine  [ˈpɛθɪˌdiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETHIDINE

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Pethidine is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PETHIDINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pethidine

Pethidine or meperidine is a once popular synthetic opioid analgesic of the phenylpiperidine class. Synthesized in 1939 as a potential anticholinergic agent by the German chemist Otto Eislib, its analgesic properties were first recognized by Otto Schaumann while working for IG Farben, Germany. Pethidine is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe pain, and is delivered as a hydrochloride salt in tablets, as a syrup, or by intramuscular, subcutaneous or intravenous injection. For much of the 20th century, pethidine was the opioid of choice for many physicians; in 1975 60% of doctors prescribed it for acute pain and 22% for chronic severe pain. Compared with morphine, pethidine was thought to be safer, carry a lower risk of addiction and to be superior in treating the pain associated with biliary spasm or renal colic due to its putative anticholinergic effects. It was later discovered that these were all myths and that it carried an at least equal risk of...

Definition of pethidine in the English dictionary

The definition of pethidine in the dictionary is a white crystalline water-soluble drug used as an analgesic. Formula: C15H21NO2.HCl Also called: pethidine hydrochloride.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETHIDINE


acridine
ˈækrɪˌdiːn
benzidine
ˈbɛnzɪˌdiːn
clonidine
ˈklɒnɪˌdiːn
guanethidine
ɡwəˈnɛθɪˌdiːn
guanidine
ˈɡwɑːnɪˌdiːn
histidine
ˈhɪstɪˌdiːn
meperidine
məˈpɛrɪˌdiːn
pentamidine
pɛnˈtæmɪˌdiːn
phencyclidine
fɛnˈsɪklɪˌdiːn
piperidine
pɪˈpɛrɪˌdiːn
polyvinylidene
ˌpɒlɪvaɪˈnɪlɪˌdiːn
pteridine
ˈtɛrɪˌdiːn
pyridine
ˈpɪrɪˌdiːn
pyrimidine
paɪˈrɪmɪˌdiːn
pyrrolidine
pɪˈrɒlɪˌdiːn
quinidine
ˈkwɪnɪˌdiːn
thymidine
ˈθaɪmɪˌdiːn
toluidine
tɒˈljuːɪˌdiːn
uridine
ˈjʊərɪˌdiːn
vinylidene
vaɪˈnɪlɪˌdiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETHIDINE

peterman
Petermann Peak
petermen
Peters´ projection
Petersburg
petersham
Peterson
pethidine hydrochloride
petiolar
petiolate
petiolated
petiole
petiolule
Petipa
petit
petit bourgeois
petit four
petit juror
petit jury
petit larcenist

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETHIDINE

alcidine
amidine
azidothymidine
carbamidine
cephaloridine
chlorhexidine
cimetidine
cinchonidine
cytidine
deserpidine
dine
hexahydropiridine
phenetidine
pieridine
sulfadimidine
sylphidine
tolidine
tyrocidine
veratridine
xylidine

Synonyms and antonyms of pethidine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pethidine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETHIDINE

Find out the translation of pethidine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pethidine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pethidine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杜冷丁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petidina
570 millions of speakers

English

pethidine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pethidine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيثيدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

петидина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

petidina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেথিডিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

péthidine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pethidine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pethidin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペチジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페티 딘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pethidine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pethidine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pethidine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेथाइडिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pethidin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

petidina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

petydyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

петидину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

petidina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεθιδίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pethidine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

petidin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

petidin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pethidine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETHIDINE»

The term «pethidine» is normally little used and occupies the 118.295 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETHIDINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pethidine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pethidine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pethidine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETHIDINE»

Discover the use of pethidine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pethidine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Midwifery: Best Practice
Following presentation of the findings from randomised controlled trials, relevant systematic reviews are examined and the effect of various dosages of pethidine compared. This leads to conclusions and consideration of midwifery practice in ...
Sara Wickham, 2008
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Midwifery
Pethidine hydrochloride or meperidine Schedule 7 — The midwife is authorised by the state, in the Republic of South Africa, to acquire, keep and administer pethidine hydrochloride under certain conditions. (See Legislation — Part 10, ...
P. McCall Sellers, 1993
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Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology
Because of its short duration of action (1–2 h at the most), pethidine is of more practical use as a preanesthetic medication than as a postoperative analgesic. Vomiting is less common than with morphine when used as a premedicant.
Jill E. Maddison, Stephen W. Page, David Church (BVSc.), 2008
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Fundamentals of Anaesthesia
PETHIDINE Pethidine is a phenylpiperidine opioid synthesised for anti- cholinergic properties. Pethidine is a pure OP, (/x) agonist. In equi-analgesic doses it causes less sedation than morphine and may cause less miosis due to atropine like ...
Colin A. Pinnock, Ted Lin, Tim Smith, 2002
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Gastroenterological Endoscopy
Pethidine (Meperidine) One of the opioids most commonly used by endoscopists in both the United States and the United Kingdom is pethidine (U.S. Adopted Name meperidine). Pethidine has a serum half-life of 3-4 h and should therefore be ...
Meinhard Classen, Guido N. J. Tytgat, 2011
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Australian Drug Guide
Other reactions include severe redness, swelling and tenderness at site of injection, rash, hives or itching and may be due to the development of allergy to one element of the vaccine. c PETHIDINE (Peth-e-deen) 3 Drug Class: Opiates/ opioids ...
Jonathan Upfal, 2006
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Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation: Handbook of ...
2.1.8 Pethidine (meperidine) Pharmacology. For a long time, pethidine was, because of its unparalleled spasmoanalgesic action during labor, the analgesic of choice for this indication. When it is used during labor, the labor is not lengthened ...
Christof Schaefer, 2001
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Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
pethidine may produced tachycardia and dryness of the mouth due to its vagolytic effect. Absorption, fate and excretion: Pethidine is satisfactorily absorbed from the gut with a bioavailability of about 50%; the analgesic effect appears within 10 ...
R. S. Satoskar, A. K. Kale, S. D. Bhandarkar &nirmala N. Rege, 1971
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The A-Z Encyclopedia of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Pethidin-Zwischenprodukt A Pethidine intermediate A. Pethidin-Zwischenprodukt B Pethidine intermediate B. Pethidin-Zwischenprodukt C Pethidine intermediate C. Pethidine C15H21NO2. Also called meperidine. Synthetic substance under ...
Thomas Nordegren, 2002
10
Pharmacology ReCap 2.0 for Bachelor of Dentistry Students
100 mg pethidine. 2.2.2.2. Quick onset, short duration of action. Quick onset, short duration of action. Quick onset, short duration of action. Quick onset, short duration of action. 3.3.3.3. Same: sedation, euphoria, respiratory depression ( greater ...
Dr. J. G. Buch

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETHIDINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pethidine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is there really one baby born every minute?
After years of watching the miracle of childbirth (almost) firsthand, you'd think we'd be experts when it comes to placentas and pethidine. But is ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
2
Dangerous drugs stolen in Tamworth pharmacy raid
A large quantity of medication was stolen including oxycodone; severadol; morphine; methadone; pethidine; butrans and diazepam. «Tamworth Herald, Jul 15»
3
The reality of pain management in Ghana
For patients with severe pain, strong pain medicines, mainly of the opioid family- like morphine, pethidine and fentanyl, are needed for relief. «Citifmonline, Jun 15»
4
Uganda Records 85000 Cases of Drug Abuse in Four Years
Other drugs commonly abused are prescription medicines including pethidine (a pain killer) and Ephedrine. //Cue in: Surveillance for...// «Uganda Radio Network, Jun 15»
5
The week in TV: Birthday; The Tribe; The Interceptor; Stonemouth
Ed was screaming for pethidine. Joyce offered one Panadol), it was Lisa and not Ed who spat, “In what language do you want it?” And it turned ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
Security hole in Hospira hospital drug pumps could let through fatal …
Bugs in the hospital: how to pwn your own pethidine machine · Doctors disabled wireless in Dick Cheney's pacemaker to thwart hacking. «Naked Security, Jun 15»
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board admit they have no idea …
Medications including morphine, pethidine and methadone are classed as controlled drugs. The situation came to light after the Daily Post ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jun 15»
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KZN hospitals are running dry
... the Ladysmith Hospital on Tuesday and was “shocked” to see patients in agony as the hospital did not have stock of morphine and pethidine. «News24, Jun 15»
9
How to use gas effectively
While I didn't just rely on gas throughout my labours (here's where I give a shout out to the TENS machine and pethidine), I was so glad I gave it ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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Bugs in the hospital: how to pwn your own pethidine machine
Instead of having a nurse come around every few hours and top you up with a shot of painkiller such as pethidine, the PCA device lets you ... «Naked Security, May 15»

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