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analeptic
[ an-l-ep-tik ]
adjective
- restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
- awakening, especially from drug stupor.
noun
- a pharmacological substance that stimulates the central nervous system and also acts as an anticonvulsant.
analeptic
/ ˌæəˈɛɪ /
adjective
- (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
noun
- any drug, such as doxapram, that stimulates the central nervous system
- (formerly) a restorative remedy or drug
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of analeptic1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of analeptic1
C17: from New Latin Բŧپܲ, from Greek ԲŧپDz stimulating, from analambanein to take up; see analemma
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All food of easy and quick digestion is an analeptic, whence it follows that the same substance which is an analeptic to one person, may prove indigestible and innutritious for another.
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