APOMORPHIA
\ɐpəmˈɔːfi͡ə], \ɐpəmˈɔːfiə], \ɐ_p_ə_m_ˈɔː_f_iə]\
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a-po-morf'i-a, n. an alkaloid prepared from morphia by heating hydrochloric acid--a rapid and powerful emetic. [Gr. apo, from, and MORPHIA.]
By Thomas Davidson
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An artificial alkaloid derived from morphin and codein by dehydration.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
