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morphinomimetic

adjective mor·phi·no·mi·met·ic \ -mə-ˈmet-ik, -mī- \

medical Definition of morphinomimetic

: resembling opiates in their affinity for opiate receptors in the brain

the enkephalins are morphinomimetic pentapeptides

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