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Morphine

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004201

The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004201
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2016; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAnalgesics; Opium alkaloids; Heroin
TranslationsSpanish: morfina
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004201",
  "term": "Morphine",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "analgesics",
    "opium alkaloids",
    "heroin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2016",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "morfina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/morphine/"
}

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