Associations to the word «Opioid»

Wiktionary

OPIOID, noun. A substance that is like opium.
OPIOID, noun. (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain.
OPIOID, noun. (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley