hydromorphone

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (di)hydromorph(ine) +‎ -one.

Noun

hydromorphone (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic narcotic analgesic, (4,5 alpha-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one), similar to morphine and heroin. It is used for moderate to severe pain under the trade name Dilaudid.
    • 2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 200:
      She hadnʼt needed regular doses of hydromorphone in a month.
    • 2024, Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars, Harvill Secker, page 167:
      I had what seemed an unlimited prescription of the almighty hydromorphone. Even the sound of the name of the pill felt like its strength, like some water monster, or like some kind of supernatural disaster.
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