Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
codeine .
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Examples
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Practically it may be treated in such an experiment as the equivalent of opium; not that it at all represents all the drug's operations, but that where crude opium has been the form in use, codeia may be substituted grain for grain.
The Opium Habit Horace B. Day
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When tried, the best form is a solution similar to Magendie's, but replacing one grain of morphia by six of codeia.]
The Opium Habit Horace B. Day
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[Footnote: In some cases, especially of shorter standing, codeia may be used as the form of opiate to diminish on.
The Opium Habit Horace B. Day
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