Naloxone


[nuh-lok-sohn, nal-uh k-sohn] /nəˈlɒk soʊn, ˈnæl əkˌsoʊn/

noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a narcotic analgesic antagonist, C 1 9 H 2 1 NO 4 , used in the reversal of acute narcotic analgesic respiratory depression.
/nəˈlɒksəʊn/
noun
1.
a chemical substance that counteracts the effects of opiates by binding to opiate receptors on cells

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