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LEVALLORPHAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does levallorphan mean? 

LEVALLORPHAN (noun)
  The noun LEVALLORPHAN has 1 sense:

1. drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effectsplay

  Familiarity information: LEVALLORPHAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEVALLORPHAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

levallorphan; Lorfan

Hypernyms ("levallorphan" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)


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