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pethidine

pethidine |ˈpɛθɪdiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labour. ORIGIN 1940s: from p (iper )idine (from which the drug is derived ), with the insertion of eth (yl ).

 

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pethidine

pethidine |ˈpɛθɪdiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labour. ORIGIN 1940s: from p (iper )idine (from which the drug is derived ), with the insertion of eth (yl ).