"naloxone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nəˈlɒk.səʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/ [General-American]
Etymology: From nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + (hydr)ox(y) + -one. Etymology templates: {{af|en|nal-|hydroxy|-one|alt2=(hydr)ox(y)|t1=opioid receptor antagonist/agonist}} nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + (hydr)ox(y) + -one Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} naloxone (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Hyponyms: Narcan Coordinate_terms: naltrexone Translations (opioid drug): 納洛酮 (Chinese Mandarin), 纳洛酮 (nàluòtóng) (Chinese Mandarin), налоксон (nalokson) (Kazakh), налоксон (nalokson) [masculine] (Russian), naloxona [feminine] (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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