noun
Meaning 1
Morphine addiction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
morphinism
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noun
Meaning 2
Disease caused by excessive usage of morphine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree French morphinebor. German Morphinbor. English morphine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English morphinism From morphine + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: morfinismi — morphine addiction
- German: Morphinismus — morphine addiction
- Greek: μορφινομανία (morfinomanía) — morphine addiction
- Greek: μορφινισμός (morfinismós) — morphine addiction
- Spanish: morfinomanía — morphine addiction
- Finnish: morfinismi — disease