Look up: analeptic

1. analeptic
   [adj] - stimulating the central nervous system 2. [n] - a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
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2. Analeptic
   Analeptics are medicines that restore consciousness to someone in a coma or a faint by stimulating the central nervous system
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3. Analeptic
   An`a·lep'tic adjective [ Greek ... restorative: confer French analeptique . See Analepsis .] (Medicine) Restorative; giving strength after disease. -- noun A restorative.
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4. analeptic
   <pharmacology> A drug which acts as a restorative, such as caffeine, amphetamine, pentylenetetrazol, etc. ... Origin: Gr. Analepsis = a repairing ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. analeptic
   adjective stimulating the central nervous system; `an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system`
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6. analeptic
   noun a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
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7. analeptic
   (an″ә-lep´tik) stimulating, invigorating, or restorative. a drug that acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system, such as caffeine or amphetamine.
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8. Analeptic
   • (a.) Restorative; giving strength after disease. • (n.) A restorative.
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9. analeptic
   (Gr. analepsis a repairing) a drug which acts as a restorative, such as caffeine, amphetamine, pentylenetetrazol, etc.
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10. analeptic
    analeptic A drug that has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system.
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11. Analeptic
    Analeptic is a term applied to those drugs or other means which are used to restore strength after disease.
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12. analeptic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: an′ă-lep′tik Definitions: 1. Strengthening, stimulating, or invigorating. 2. A restorative remedy. 3. A central nervous system stimulant, particularly used to denote agents that reverse depressed central nervous system function.
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13. Analeptic
    An `analeptic`, in medicine, is a central nervous system stimulant medication. The term analeptic may also refer specifically to a respiratory analeptic (for example, doxapram), a drug that acts on the central nervous system to stimulate the breathing muscles, improving respiration.--> Histor...
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