neuroleptic

[ noor-uh-lep-tik, nyoor- ]

noun, adjective

Origin of neuroleptic

1
1955–60; <French neuroleptique, equivalent to neuro-neuro- + -leptique<Greek lēptikós disposed to take, equivalent to lēp- (verbid stem of lambánein to seize) + -tikos-tic; see -lepsy

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British Dictionary definitions for neuroleptic

neuroleptic

/ (ˌnjʊərəʊˈlɛptɪk) /


adjective
  1. capable of affecting the brain, esp by reducing the intensity of nerve function; tranquillizing

noun
  1. a neuroleptic drug; major tranquillizer, used in the treatment of psychoses

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