noun
- addiction to morphine or chronic morphine poisoning
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with morphinism after years of prescription abuse.
- Morphinism was a serious concern in the late 19th century medical community.
- Treatment for morphinism requires careful medical supervision.
- The symptoms of morphinism include physical dependence and withdrawal.
- Historical records show morphinism affected many Civil War veterans.
- Medical professionals now use different terminology than morphinism for opioid addiction.