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Meperidine: Key Terms

ANALGESIC:
A type of drug that alleviates pain without loss of consciousness.
MORPHINE:
The primary alkaloid chemical in opium, used as a drug to treat severe acute and chronic pain.
NEUROTRANSMITTER:
A substance released by one nerve cell that activates or inhibits a neighboring nerve cell.
OPIATE:
Drug derived directly from opium and used in.....

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