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单词 analeptic
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analeptic

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

restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
awakening, especially from drug stupor.

noun

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

Origin of analeptic

1655–65; <Greek analēptikós restorative, equivalent to analēp-, variant stem of analambánein to restore (ana-ana- + lambánein to take) + -tikos-tic

Words nearby analeptic

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British Dictionary definitions for analeptic

analeptic
/ (ˌænəˈlɛptɪk) /

adjective

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

noun

any drug, such as doxapram, that stimulates the central nervous system
(formerly) a restorative remedy or drug

Word Origin for analeptic

C17: from New Latin analēpticus, from Greek analēptikos stimulating, from analambanein to take up; see analemma
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for analeptic

analeptic
[ ăn′ə-lĕptĭk ]

adj.

Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.

n.

A medication used as a central nervous system stimulant.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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