naloxone

== English == === Etymology === From nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + (hydr)ox(y) + -one. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəˈlɒk.səʊn/ (General American) IPA(key): /nəˈlɑkˌsoʊn/ Hyphenation: na‧lox‧one === Noun === naloxone (uncountable) (pharmacology) An opioid inverse agonist used to counter the effects of an overdose on opioids (such as heroin or morphine). ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “naloxone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “naloxone”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.