English Explanatory Dictionary

neuroleptic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An antipsychotic drug.
adj
  1. Having antipsychotic properties.

Word forms

neuroleptic neuroleptics more neuroleptic most neuroleptic

Etymology

Borrowed from French neuroleptique, coined by Jean Delay and Pierre Deniker in 1955. Constructed from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “neuron”) and λῆψις (lêpsis), noun form of λαμβάνω (lambánō, “take hold of”).

Synonyms

antipsychotic

Related words

thymoleptic

Derived words

neuroleptanesthesia neuroleptic-induced deficit syndrome neuroleptic malignant syndrome nonneuroleptic
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