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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries오피오이드 길항제
Pronunciation / Transliteration: opi-oideu gilhangje
"오피오이드 길항제는 약물 과다 복용을 치료하는 데 쓰입니다."
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A pharmacological substance that binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system or gastrointestinal tract without activating them, thereby blocking the effects of agonists such as heroin, morphine, or endorphins.
"Naloxone is a well-known opioid-antagonist used to rapidly reverse an overdose." - 2
A drug used clinically to manage substance use disorders by preventing the euphoric and physiological effects of exogenous opioids.
"The patient was prescribed an opioid-antagonist as part of their long-term recovery program."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'opioid' (coined in the 20th century from 'opium' + '-oid', meaning resembling opium) combined with 'antagonist' (from the Greek 'antagonistēs', meaning competitor or opponent, via late Latin and 17th-century medical English). The compound term emerged in modern pharmacology to describe substances that block receptor sites and oppose opioid action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Opioid-antagonist" is said worldwide
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antagoniste des opioïdes
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ta.ɡɔ.nist de.z‿ɔ.pjo.id/
"La naloxone est un antagoniste des opioïdes utilisé en cas de surdose."
Opioidantagonist
Transliteration: /oˈpi̯oɪtʔantakoˌnist/
"Ein Opioidantagonist blockiert die Rezeptoren im Gehirn."
antagonista degli oppioidi
Transliteration: /an.ta.ɡoˈni.sta deʎʎi opˈpjo.i.di/
"Il farmaco agisce come un antagonista degli oppioidi."
antagonista opiáceo
Transliteration: /an.ta.ɣoˈnis.ta oˈpja.se.o/
"El antagonista opiáceo revierte los efectos de la sobredosis."
antagonista opiáceo
Transliteration: /ɐ̃.tɐ.ɡuˈniʃ.tɐ u.piˈa.si.u/
"O antagonista opiáceo é fundamental no tratamento de emergência."
ओपिऑइड विरोधी
Transliteration: opioid virodhi
"ओपिऑइड विरोधी दवाओं का उपयोग ओवरडोज के इलाज में किया जाता है।"
阿片类拮抗剂
Transliteration: ā piàn lèi jié kàng jì
"纳洛酮是一种常用的阿片类拮抗剂。"
오피오이드 길항제
Transliteration: opi-oideu gilhangje
"오피오이드 길항제는 약물 과다 복용을 치료하는 데 쓰입니다."
オピオイド拮抗薬
Transliteration: opioido kikkōyaku
"ナロキソンは代表的なオピオイド拮抗薬です。"
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