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remifentanil hydrochloride

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-016486

The hydrochloride salt form of remifentanil, a synthetic anilidopiperidine derivative and short-acting opiate agonist with analgesic and anesthetic properties. Remifentanil selectively binds to and activates the mu-opioid receptor, thereby producing analgesia, respiratory depression, miosis, reduced gastrointestinal motility, and euphoria.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-016486
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "remifentanil hydrochloride",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The hydrochloride salt form of remifentanil, a synthetic anilidopiperidine derivative and short-acting opiate agonist with analgesic and anesthetic properties. Remifentanil selectively binds to and activates the mu-opioid receptor, thereby producing analgesia, respiratory depression, miosis, reduced gastrointestinal motility, and euphoria.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/remifentanil-hydrochloride/"
}

Record 14,305 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.