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Anodyne

Serving to assuage pain; soothing.

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Moderating 84% connected

of Moderate

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Moderating 84% connected

of Moderate

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Acetanilide 76% connected

A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine.

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Codeine 76% connected

One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its ac…

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Colchicine 76% connected

A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a…

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Morphia 76% connected

Morphine.

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Morphine 76% connected

A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia, and m…

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Medicament 76% connected

Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.

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Medication 76% connected

The act or process of medicating.

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Medicine 76% connected

The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.

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