Home›Articles›From Morphium to the SyringeArticleFrom Morphium to the SyringeConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnMorphine, Drugs and Medicinal Substances Well-attested SourcesMorphine (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Morphine, History section, re-read 2026-09-21Quote, Wikipedia, Morphine, History section, re-read 2026-09-21Sertürner originally named the substance morphium, after the Greek god of dreams, Morpheus, as it has a tendency to cause sleep.View the SourceMedicine Atlas Original Articlestier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.