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tonsilla lingualis (medicine) and diacetylmorphine (medicine)


tonsilla lingualis (medicine)


tonsilla lingualis -->
lingual tonsil


A collection of lymphoid follicles on the posterior or pharyngeal portion of the dorsum of the tongue.

Synonym: tonsilla lingualis.


diacetylmorphine (medicine)


diacetylmorphine
<chemical> (5 alpha,6 alpha)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate (ester). A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the u.s. Code of federal regulations, title 21 parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the United States by federal statute. (merck index, 11th ed)

Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, narcotics.

Chemical name: Morphinan-3,6-diol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl- (5alpha,6alpha)-, diacetate (ester)