morphine

🇺🇸 /ˈmɔːrfiːn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɔːfiːn/
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A strong medicine that comes from the opium plant and is used to help with severe pain.

The doctor gave her morphine to help with the intense pain after surgery.

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n. A strong medicine that comes from the opium plant and is used to help with severe pain.

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