analeptic
[an-l-ep-tik]Medicine/Medical
- restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
- awakening, especially from drug stupor.
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- a pharmacological substance that stimulates the central nervous system and also acts as an anticonvulsant.
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Origin of analeptic
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analeptic
- (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system
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- any drug, such as doxapram, that stimulates the central nervous system
- (formerly) a restorative remedy or drug
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Word Origin
C17: from New Latin analēpticus, from Greek analēptikos stimulating, from analambanein to take up; see analemma
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Word Origin and History for analeptic
adj.
1660s, "restorative, strengthening" (in medicine), from Greek analeptikos "restorative," from analambanein "to receive, take up in one's hands" (see analemma). Related: Analeptical (1610s).
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analeptic
(ăn′ə-lĕp′tĭk)- Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.
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- A medication used as a central nervous system stimulant.
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