Meaning of ANALEPTIC
Pronunciation: | | `an'leptik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
- [adj] stimulating the central nervous system; "an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system"
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ANALEPTIC is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | stimulative |
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| See Also: | | stimulant, stimulant drug | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \An`a*lep"tic\, a. [Gr. ? restorative: cf. F.
analeptique. See {Analepsis}.] (Med.)
Restorative; giving strength after disease. -- n. A
restorative.
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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Describes a drug that has a restoratative or stimulating effect, typically on the central nervous system. |
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | adjuvant, alterative, bracing, corrective, corroborant, curative, healing, iatric, invigorating, medicative, medicinal, refreshing, remedial, reparative, reparatory, restitutive, restitutory, restorative, reviving, roborant, sanative, sanatory, stimulating, strengthening, therapeutic, theriac, tonic |
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