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analeptic
has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
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[ adjective ] stimulating the central nervous system
Examples "an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)The former comprise analeptic and psychoactive_drugs , the latter the tranquilizers . The emotional_states produced by drugs influence the cortical_potentials in a characteristic manner ; synchrony prevails in the EEG of the experimental animal after administration of tranquilizers , but asynchrony after application of analeptic and psychoactive_drugs . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
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