fentanyl
[ fen-tuh-nil ]
/ ˈfɛn tə nɪl /
noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic, short-acting narcotic analgesic and sedative, C22H28N2O, used pharmacologically in anesthesia and neuroleptanalgesia, and also as an illicit drug: Medics quickly administered fentanyl to the injured soldiers.Drug dealers are lacing heroin with fentanyl.
Origin of fentanyl
First recorded in 1960–65; contraction and respelling of the chemical name N-(1-phenethyl-4-piperidyl)propionanilide
Words nearby fentanyl
fenny,
fenoprofen,
fenrir,
fens,
fenster,
fentanyl,
fentanyl citrate,
fenton,
fenugreek,
fenuron,
feodary
Example sentences from the Web for fentanyl
The story of a wayward anesthesia trainee who took a near fatal dose of fentanyl hit the news this week.
Even if the dealer loads stamp bags with fentanyl and causes an overdose of 22 people in Pennsylvania?
Heroin: America’s Silent Assassin |Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Robert M. Lober, MD, PhD |February 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for fentanyl
fentanyl
/ (ˈfɛntəˌnaɪl) /
noun
a narcotic drug used in medicine to relieve pain
Medical definitions for fentanyl
fentanyl
[ fĕn′tə-nĭl ]
n.
A narcotic analgesic used in combination with other drugs before, during, or following surgery.