brompton mixture

Brompton mixture

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bromp-tuh n]
- /ˈbrɒmp tən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bromp-tuh n]
- /ˈbrɒmp tən/

Definitions of brompton mixture words

noun brompton mixture a mixture of narcotics, tranquilizers, and alcohol, used to kill pain for terminally ill patients 3
noun brompton mixture an analgesic mixture, usually containing morphine and cocaine and sometimes other narcotic substances in an alcohol solution, administered primarily to advanced cancer patients. 1

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Origin of brompton mixture

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; after Brompton Hospital, London, where the mixture was developed

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Parts of speech for Brompton mixture

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brompton mixture popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for brompton mixture

noun brompton mixture

oral contraceptive — birth-control pill.
ru-486 — mifepristone.
abortion pill — a drug, such as mifepristone, used to terminate a pregnancy in its earliest stage
mifepristone — an antigestational drug, C 29 H 35 NO 2 , that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall by blocking the action of progesterone.
morning-after pill — a contraceptive pill containing only an estrogen and used by women within a few hours after sexual intercourse.

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