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opioid

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What does opioid mean?

noun

  1. Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain; an endogenous opioid.
  2. Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.
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