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Opiate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006107

A substance used to treat pain or cause sleep. Opiates are made from opium or have opium in them. Opiates bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Examples of opiates are codeine, heroin, and morphine. An opiate is a type of analgesic agent.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006107
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006107",
  "term": "Opiate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance used to treat pain or cause sleep. Opiates are made from opium or have opium in them. Opiates bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Examples of opiates are codeine, heroin, and morphine. An opiate is a type of analgesic agent.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/opiate/"
}

Record 12,275 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.