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ANALEPTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("analeptic" is a kind of...):
excitant; stimulant; stimulant drug (a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)
Derivation:
analeptic (stimulating the central nervous system)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stimulating the central nervous system
Example:
an analeptic drug stimulates the central nervous system
Classified under:
Similar:
stimulative (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)
Derivation:
analeptic (a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system)
