n.
A drug, C19H21NO3, derived from morphine, used to treat respiratory depression and other effects of an overdose of narcotics.
[Short for N-allylnormorphine, its chemical name.]
nalorphine
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nal·or·phine (năl'ər-fēn', năl-ôr'fēn) 
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n.
A drug, C19H21NO3, derived from morphine, used to treat respiratory depression and other effects of an overdose of narcotics.
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nalorphine (năl'ərfēn), derivative of morphine that acts to reverse the effects of morphine and other narcotics. It counteracts narcotic-induced nervous system and respiratory system depression but is not effective against depression induced by other sedatives such as barbiturates. Nalorphine and other narcotic antagonists are useful in reversing the effects of narcotic overdoses. Because nalorphine causes withdrawal symptoms in addicts, it is administered to apparent ex-addicts to determine if they have returned to drug use. Nalorphine is marketed under the trade name Nalline.
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(năl'ər-fēn', năl-ôr'fēn)
n.
n.
A drug derived from morphine that acts as an antagonist to the depressant and stimulatory effects of morphine and related narcotics and is used to counteract respiratory depression produced by narcotic overdose.
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A semisynthetic congener of morphine used as the hydrochloride to antagonize morphine and related narcotics and as an analgesic.
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Meaning #1:
a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine)
Synonym: Nalline
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