English Explanatory Dictionary

analeptic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That restores or stimulates health.
  2. Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
noun
  1. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.

Pronunciation

/ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/

Word forms

analeptic more analeptic most analeptic analeptics

Etymology

From ana- + -leptic.

Derived words

analeptically psychoanaleptic
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