Brompton cocktail

Meaning

Noun

An elixir made from morphine or other substances, used as a pain suppressant in terminally ill patients.

Origin

Named after the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, England, where the formulation of this mixture was standardized in the late 1920s for cancer patients.

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