meperidine
- n a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain
- In the morning, he first gets meperidine and atropine.
- To relieve pain, he gives meperidine or morphine.
- Ike needed little sedation (meperidine) to help him sleep (he dozed most of the time next day, spent "a reasonably comfortable" first night).