// Encyclopedia. Search. Definition of: hybrid computer (1) See hybrid laptop. (2) A digital computer that accepts analog signals, converts them to digital and processes them in digital form. Hybrid computers are used in process control and robotics. See hybrid control system.
Morphine actually has a short half life of 1.5 to 7 hours, except for patients who are renally impaired. (who can feel the drug effects longer than usual). Effects of narcosis and analgesia (loss of sense of pain and not loosing consciousness) can last longer for older patients.
What morphine is. Morphine is a type of painkiller called an opioid. Opioids are strong drugs similar to natural pain killing substances made in our body called endorphins. Opioid drugs were originally made from opium poppies and can now be man made in the laboratory.nce your pain is under control, you will probably change to a long acting slow release tablet or capsule. You take the slow release type of morphine either once or twice a day. If you are taking it twice a day you take it in the morning and at night, for example at 8am and 8pm.