different between pethidine vs meperidine

English

Etymology

Blend of p(iper)idine +? eth(yl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??.?.di?n/

Noun

pethidine (countable and uncountable, plural pethidines)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.
   • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate 2011, p. 125:

     Inside was a clutter of prescription pads and a carton containing a collection of diamorphine syrettes and a dozen ampoules of pethidine.

Synonyms

• isonipecaine
• lidol
• meperidine (USAN name)
• operidine
• pethanol
• piridosal

Derived terms

• -ethidine (“analgesic”)

References

• “pethidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “pethidine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

Blend of methyl +? piperidine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??p?.??.di?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /m??p??.??din/

Noun

meperidine (countable and uncountable, plural meperidines)

1. (pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of pethidine.

Derived terms

• -eridine (“analgesic”)

References

• “meperidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “meperidine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• epermeniid