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analeptic

1 9.9

A drug that makes the brain and body more active to wake someone or help breathing

noun
/ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/

Specialized

: analeptico

Some analeptics are used in emergency medicine to treat respiratory failure.

Examples

The doctor prescribed an analeptic to help the patient regain consciousness.
The doctor prescribed an analeptic to help with her depression.
Research into new analeptic drugs is ongoing in the pharmaceutical industry.
Have you ever tried an analeptic for fatigue?
The doctor prescribed an analeptic to help the patient regain consciousness after the overdose.
After her collapse, the paramedic administered an analeptic to stimulate her central nervous system.
The use of an analeptic can effectively counteract the effects of severe depression.

Antonyms

depressant

Specialized

4 5.5

A drug like alcohol that slows brain activity and makes you calmer

How Stimulating

analeptic

Specialized

1 9.9

stimulant

Specialized

28 4.9

Surface Forms

analeptic singular

analeptics plural

Morphology

analeptic = ana + lept + ic

Built from Greek combining forms (ana- + -lept-) plus the adjective-forming -ic; these are not productive or familiar to average learners, so the medical meaning is not derivable from known English base words.

Etymology

Analeptic comes from Greek parts ana- meaning 'up' and -leptic meaning 'to take', so a helpful image is something that 'takes someone up' again. So an analeptic is a medicine that wakes the brain and nerves or helps a person regain consciousness.