Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A synthetic opioid drug, C21H29NO2, given by injection or nasal spray in its tartrate form to treat pain and to supplement anesthesia.

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  • noun pharmacology A particular narcotic painkiller.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[but(yl) + (m)orph(in)an, structural basis of a group of opioids; see dextromethorphan + –ol.]

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Examples

  • His horse Fastus Cactus tested positive for the drug butorphanol after winning the third race at Aqueduct on Nov. 20, and the three hypodermic needles were discovered in a desk drawer at Dutrow's barn at Aqueduct two weeks earlier.

    NYT > Home Page By JOE DRAPE 2011

  • His horse Fastus Cactus tested positive for the drug butorphanol after winning the third race at Aqueduct on Nov. 20, and the three hypodermic needles were discovered in a desk drawer at Dutrow's barn at Aqueduct two weeks earlier.

    NYT > Home Page By JOE DRAPE 2011

  • The state medical board found that Mann prescribed excessive amounts - 15 to 26 bottles per month - of the pain reliever butorphanol for one patient.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • We conclude that butorphanol and midazolam delivered ballistically in appropriate dosages and combinations may have merit in future refractory free swimming entangled right whale cases until other entanglement solutions are developed.

    Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010

  • Though the butorphanol we buy is free and clear, Fort Dodge's Ketaset (which I use only very sparingly, anyway) is going back home to roost -- for good.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The state medical board found that Mann prescribed excessive amounts - 15 to 26 bottles per month - of the pain reliever butorphanol for one patient.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • "My colleagues and I expect to publish withdrawal time recommendations on acepromazine, boldenone, butorphanol, detomidine, firocoxib, fluphenazine, testosterone, nandrolone, stanozolol and glycopyrrolate in the next 90 to 120 days," Dr Sams told board members.

    Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines 2010

  • Two months later it was then given midazolam (0.07 mg/kg) and butorphanol (0.07 mg/kg) simultaneously.

    Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010

  • "My colleagues and I expect to publish withdrawal time recommendations on acepromazine, boldenone, butorphanol, detomidine, firocoxib, fluphenazine, testosterone, nandrolone, stanozolol and glycopyrrolate in the next 90 to 120 days," Dr Sams told board members.

    Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines 2010

  • A second severely entangled animal in 2009, whale #3311, received midazolam (0.03 mg/kg) followed by butorphanol

    Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010

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