lˈɛp adjective
1.
restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
2.
awakening, especially from drug stupor.
noun
3.
a pharmacological substance that stimulates the central nervous system and also acts as an anticonvulsant.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a drug, etc) stimulating the central nervous system |
| —n | |
| 2. | any drug, such as doxapram, that stimulates the central nervous system |
| 3. | (formerly) a restorative remedy or drug |
| [C17: from New Latin analēpticus, from Greek analēptikos stimulating, from analambanein to take up; see | |
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analeptic
1660s, "restorative, strengthening" (in medicine), from Gk. analeptikos "restorative," from analambanein "to receive, take up" (see analemma).
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analeptic an·a·lep·tic (ān'ə-lěp'tĭk)
adj.
Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication. n.
A medication used as a central nervous system stimulant.
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