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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Brompton's mixture \Bromp"ton's mixture\, Brompton mixture
\Bromp"ton mixture\, Brompton's cocktail \Bromp"ton's cocktail\,
Brompton cocktail \Bromp"ton cocktail\, n. [from Brompton
Hospital, London.](Pharmacy)
A mixture containing morphine and cocaine, and sometimes
other narcotic substances, such as heroin, in an alcoholic
solution, administered mostly to terminally ill patients,
especially cancer patients, to relieve severe pain. Its use
is not universally accepted as good medical practice.
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