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Noun: hydromorphone
  1. A narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
    "The patient was given hydromorphone hydrochloride for post-surgical pain";
    - hydromorphone hydrochloride, Dilaudid

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller

Encyclopedia: Hydromorphone