Term Name:	morphine catabolic process
Synonyms:	morphine breakdown, morphine catabolism, morphine degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of morphine, 17-methyl-7,8-didehydro-4,5alpha-epoxymorphinan-3,6alpha-diol. Morphine is a highly potent opiate analgesic psychoactive drug obtained form the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0071273]    QuickGO    AmiGO