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Brompton cocktail

Brompton cocktail noun: an elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.

Noun

Brompton cocktail

  1. An elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.
    Synonyms:
    Brompton mixture, Brompton's cocktail

Synonyms of Brompton cocktail

Origin of Brompton cocktail

Named after the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England, where the formulation of this mixture was standardized in the late 1920s for cancer patients.

Questions about Brompton cocktail

What does Brompton cocktail mean?
Brompton cocktail means an elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.
What part of speech is Brompton cocktail?
Brompton cocktail is a noun.

Words near Brompton cocktail in the dictionary

  1. brompheniramine
  2. brompicrin
  3. Brompton
  4. Brompton boiler
  5. Brompton boilers
  6. Brompton cocktail
  7. Brompton mixture
  8. Brompton Regis
  9. Brompton-by-Sawdon
  10. Brompton-on-Swale
  11. Bromptons

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