Analeptic

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  • adjective. Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.
  • noun. A medication used as a central nervous system stimulant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Restoring; invigorating; giving strength after disease: as, an analeptic medicine.
  • noun. In medicine, a remedy which exerts a restorative or invigorating action.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Restorative; giving strength after disease.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. That restores or stimulates health.
  • noun. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. stimulating the central nervous system
  • noun. a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
    • Word Usage
    "Together with another, five years older pharmacologist, named Folke Serin, I studied the action of another "analeptic", i.e. nikethamide, and discovered a circadian rhythm in its lethal action."
    Equivalent
    stimulative  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    excitant  stimulant  stimulant drug  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adjuvant  alterative  bracing  corrective  corroborant  
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