opioidlike

adj

opioidlike

adj

Etymology From opioid + -like.

1

Resembling or characteristic of opioids.

Experts theorize that it may be reinforced by the release in the brain of opioidlike endorphins that result in a natural high and emotional relief.2008 May 6, Jane E. Brody, “The Growing Wave of Teenage Self-Injury”, in New York Times:

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