heroin
(hĕr′ō-ĭn)
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An opioid derived from morphine, whose importation, sale, and use are illegal in the U.S.
SYN: SEE: diacetylmorphine
SEE: drug addiction; SEE: endorphin
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Heroin." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765080/all/heroin.
Heroin. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765080/all/heroin. Accessed December 11, 2024.
Heroin. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765080/all/heroin
Heroin [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765080/all/heroin.
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