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narcotic

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005670

A substance used to treat moderate to severe pain. Narcotics are like opiates such as morphine and codeine, but are not made from opium. They bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Narcotics are now called opioids.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005670
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005670",
  "term": "narcotic",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance used to treat moderate to severe pain. Narcotics are like opiates such as morphine and codeine, but are not made from opium. They bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Narcotics are now called opioids.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/narcotic/"
}

Record 11,600 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.