Definition of analeptic Analeptic
an•a•lep•tic
We found 8 definitions of analeptic from 5 different sources.
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What does analeptic mean?
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NounPlural: analeptics |
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| analeptic - a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system | ||
| excitant, stimulant drug, stimulant a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process | ||
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| analeptic - stimulating the central nervous system; "an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system" | ||
| stimulative capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent | ||
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- analeptic (Noun)
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression. - analeptic (Adjective)
That restores or stimulates health.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- analeptic (a.)
Restorative; giving strength after disease. - analeptic (n.)
A restorative.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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analeptic
an-a-lep′tik, adj. restorative: comforting. [Gr. analēptikos, restorative—analēpsis, recovery—ana, up, and lambanō, lēpsomai, to take.]
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🔤- analeptic, noun, singular of analeptics.
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