fentanyl

Meanings

• noun

  A synthetic opioid pain medication that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine. It is used to manage severe pain, typically after surgery.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fentanyl
pentally , ventally

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Variants

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fentanyl , fentanyls

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Etymology

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Fentanyl was first synthesized in 1960 by Paul Janssen, a Belgian chemist.

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Trivia

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1. Fentanyl is the active ingredient in Sublimaze, a popular anesthetic used during surgery.

2. The name 'fentanyl' comes from the Latin word 'ventus,' meaning wind, due to the way the molecule is synthesized.

3. Fentanyl is sometimes used in the form of a transdermal patch, which is applied to the skin and releases the drug slowly over time.

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Related Concepts

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1. Opioids: A class of drugs that include opiates and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, that bind to opioid receptors in the brain to relieve pain and produce feelings of pleasure and euphoria.

2. Opioid epidemic: A public health crisis characterized by the widespread use and addiction to opioid pain medications and heroin, leading to overdoses and deaths.

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Culture

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Fentanyl has gained notoriety in recent years due to its involvement in the opioid epidemic, particularly in the form of illegally manufactured and distributed fentanyl.

How to Memorize "fentanyl"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a small pill or patch that is powerful enough to relieve severe pain. Visualize the chemical structure of fentanyl and how it binds to opioid receptors in the brain.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fentanyl' with the number '50' to remember that it is 50 times stronger than morphine.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Fentanyl is a powerful painkiller': F-Fentanyl, P-Powerful, P-Painkiller.

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