A solution of opium, formerly used as a sedative and painkiller and in the treatment of diarrhoea. Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary Author: The British Medical Association
n. a hydroalcoholic solution containing 1% morphine, prepared from macerated raw opium. It was formerly widely used as an opioid analgesic. Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin
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