opio-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. opiomania n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὄπιον.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὄπιον opium n. Compare French opio- (formations in which are found from at least the late 19th cent.), German opio-.Attested earliest in opiology, a late-17th cent. formation which is probably an adaptation of a post-classical Latin word. Formations within English are found from the mid 19th cent. in a small number of medical and pharmacological terms. Combined with second elements ultimately of Greek origin.

Of or relating to opium.

† opiology n. [probably after post-classical Latin opiologia (1614 in a work title)] Obsolete rare a scientific description of the properties and effects of opium.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > [noun] > pharmacology > concerned with specific drugs

opiology1681

quinology1836

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > opium > study of

opiology1681

1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Opiologie, the doctrine of opium.

1757 E. Barker tr. L. Heister Compend. Pract. Physic xv. 374 On this account Wedelius greatly extols his absorbent Powder for these cases in many Places, and particularly in his Opiology.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Opiologia, term for a treatise on opium, its nature and qualities: opiology.

† opiophagy n. Obsolete rare the eating of opium.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > taking opium

opium-smoking1835

opiophagy1878

meconophagism1886

1878 tr. H. von Boeck in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XVII. 875 Chronic opium-poisoning, opiophagy,..belongs to the category of diseases which are almost incurable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	opio-
释义	opio-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. opiomania n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὄπιον. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ὄπιον opium n. Compare French opio- (formations in which are found from at least the late 19th cent.), German opio-.Attested earliest in opiology, a late-17th cent. formation which is probably an adaptation of a post-classical Latin word. Formations within English are found from the mid 19th cent. in a small number of medical and pharmacological terms. Combined with second elements ultimately of Greek origin. Of or relating to opium. † opiology n. [probably after post-classical Latin opiologia (1614 in a work title)] Obsolete rare a scientific description of the properties and effects of opium.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > pharmacy > [noun] > pharmacology > concerned with specific drugs opiology1681 quinology1836 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > opium > study of opiology1681 1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Opiologie, the doctrine of opium. 1757 E. Barker tr. L. Heister Compend. Pract. Physic xv. 374 On this account Wedelius greatly extols his absorbent Powder for these cases in many Places, and particularly in his Opiology. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Opiologia, term for a treatise on opium, its nature and qualities: opiology. † opiophagy n. Obsolete rare the eating of opium. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > taking opium opium-smoking1835 opiophagy1878 meconophagism1886 1878 tr. H. von Boeck in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XVII. 875 Chronic opium-poisoning, opiophagy,..belongs to the category of diseases which are almost incurable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < comb. form1681
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