¹opiate

noun opi·ate \ˈō-pē-ət, -ˌāt\

Medical Definition of OPIATE

: a drug (as morphine, heroin, and codeine) containing or derived from opium and tending to induce sleep and to alleviate pain; broadly : narcotic 1

: opioid 1

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