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neurodepressant

neurodepressant adjective: that depresses the activity of the nervous system.

Adjective

neurodepressant (not comparable)

  1. That depresses the activity of the nervous system
    • Tests showed that when this toxin is injected via ICV, it immediately induces sleep and additionally exerts marked antiepileptic action, preventing signs of penicillin-induced epileptiform activity, suggesting a potentially strong neurodepressant action in mammals [ 58 ].2015 August 8, Victoria Monge-Fuentes et al., “Neuroactive compounds obtained from arthropod venoms as new therapeutic platforms for the treatment of neurological disorders”, in The Journal of...

Noun

neurodepressant (plural neurodepressants)

  1. Any such material

Forms of neurodepressant

pluralneurodepressants

Origin of neurodepressant

From neuro- + depressant.

Questions about neurodepressant

What does neurodepressant mean?
Neurodepressant means that depresses the activity of the nervous system.
What part of speech is neurodepressant?
Neurodepressant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near neurodepressant in the dictionary

  1. neurodegenerative
  2. neurodegeneratively
  3. neurodegenerescence
  4. neurodegradation
  5. neurodegradative
  6. neurodepressant
  7. neurodepressants
  8. neurodepression
  9. neurodepressive
  10. neurodermatitis
  11. neurodermatoses

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