morpina
morpína with stress marks
morphine
Usage Note
Morpina is borrowed via Spanish morfina from German Morphin and is used in formal medical and pharmacological contexts as the Tagalog term for morphine. In informal street language it can refer more broadly to opioid painkillers.
Examples
" Binigyan siya ng morpina. "
Natural Translation
He was given morphine.
Literal Translation
Was-given he of morphine.
" Binigyan ng doktor ng morpina ang pasyente upang maibsan ang matinding sakit. "
Natural Translation
The doctor gave the patient morphine to relieve the intense pain.
Literal Translation
Gave of doctor of morphine the patient in-order to-relieve the intense pain.
" Maingat na sinusubaybayan ng mga nars ang dami ng morpina na ibinibigay sa pasyente upang maiwasan ang labis na epekto. "
Natural Translation
The nurses carefully monitor the amount of morphine given to the patient to avoid excessive effects.
Literal Translation
Careful that monitoring by-the plural nurse the amount of morphine that being-given to patient in-order to-avoid the excessive that effect.
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