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an⋅a⋅lep⋅tic

  [an-l-ep-tik] Medicine/Medical
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–adjective
1. restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease.
2. awakening, esp. from drug stupor.
–noun
3. a pharmacological substance that stimulates the central nervous system and also acts as an anticonvulsant.
Origin:
1655–65; < Gk analēptikós restorative, equiv. to analēp-, var. s. of analambánein to restore (ana- ana- + lambánein to take) + -tikos -tic
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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.

[Greek analēptikos, from analambanein, to take up : ana-, ana- + lambanein, lēp-, to take.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1an·a·lep·tic
Pronunciation: "an-&-'lep-tik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or acting as an analeptic

Main Entry: 2analeptic
Function: noun
: a restorative agent; especially : a drug that acts as a stimulant on the central nervous system
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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