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Oxycodone vs Morphine - What's the difference?

oxycodone | morphine |

As nouns the difference between oxycodone and morphine

is that oxycodone is a very powerful and potentially addictive opioid analgesic medication synthesized from thebaine while morphine is a crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.

oxycodone

English

(wikipedia oxycodone)

Noun

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  • (pharmaceutical drug) A very powerful and potentially addictive opioid analgesic medication synthesized from thebaine.

    • morphine

    English

    (wikipedia morphine)

    Noun

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  • A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.

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    * See also

    See also

    * codeine * heroin