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analeptic

American  
[an-l-ep-tik] / ˌæn lˈɛp tɪk /

adjective

  1. restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.

  2. awakening, especially from drug stupor.

noun

  1. a pharmacological substance that stimulates the central nervous system and also acts as an anticonvulsant.

analeptic British  
/ ˌænəˈlɛptɪk /

adjective

  1. (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system

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noun

  1. any drug, such as doxapram, that stimulates the central nervous system

  2. (formerly) a restorative remedy or drug

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Etymology

Origin of analeptic

First recorded in 1655–65; from Greek analēptikós “restorative,” equivalent to analēp-, variant stem of analambánein “to restore” ( ana- ana- + lambánein “to take”) + -tikos -tic

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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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