Definition of "codeia" [codeia]

• Same as codeine. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Practically it may be treated in such an experiment as the equivalent of opium; not that it at all represents all the drug's operations, but that where crude opium has been the form in use, codeia may be substituted grain for grain."
• "When tried, the best form is a solution similar to Magendie's, but replacing one grain of morphia by six of codeia.]"
• "[Footnote: In some cases, especially of shorter standing, codeia may be used as the form of opiate to diminish on."