单词 | ritalin |
释义 | Ritalinn. Pharmacology. A proprietary name for: the drug methylphenidate hydrochloride, a central nervous system stimulant now used esp. in the treatment of children with behavioural disorders characterized by hyperactivity and distractibility. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [noun] > stimulant > of central nervous system benzedrine1933 amphetamine1938 Methedrine1939 Dexedrine1942 dexamphetamine1949 dextro-amphetamine1949 methamphetamine1949 Ritalin1949 Preludin1954 pipradrol1955 pemoline1961 fenfluramine1964 1949 Trade Marks Jrnl. 1 June 477/1 Ritalin... Pharmaceutical preparations for use in the treatment of the nervous system. 1955 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 61 101 This new drug, phenidylate—phenyl-(α-piperidyl)-acetic acid methyl ester (Ritalin)—is a synthetic preparation which could be described as a psychoanaleptic, a mental and physical stimulator which..seems to counterbalance the reserpine-depressing activity. 1970 Times 1 July 6/2 Dr. Byron Oberst..admits that little is known of how Ritalin works but claims that it enables problem children to become more successful. 1976 H. Ferguson Confessions Long Distance Acid Head 7 Apart from cannabis, I have used barbiturates,..procaine, ritalin, even apomorphine once. 1988 A. Miller Enabler (1990) v. 36 His hyperactivity and clownish behavior in the third grade prompted the teacher to suggest that he be medicated with Ritalin to calm him. 2006 New Yorker 27 Nov. 34/1 The Jim Carrey ‘Grinch’ movie needed a dose of Ritalin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1949 |
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