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tranquilizer
has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind without producing sleep
Related terms psychotropic_agent sedative-hypnotic antipsychotic anxiolytic calm sedate |
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
Synonyms 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 . |
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