neuroleptic
neuroleptic noun: an antipsychotic drug.
Noun
neuroleptic (plural neuroleptics)
- An antipsychotic drug.
- The time has come, therefore, to establish some definite criteria for the new drugs that Delay called neuroleptics, of which chlorpromazine and reserpine are the primary ones, although chemically different.1956, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Psychopathology & Quarterly Review of Psychiatry and Neurology, volume 17, page 383
- Neuroleptics, the first psychopharmacological treatments reported to be effective in adults, were interpreted as potent antianxiety drugs giving rise to the term "major tranquilizer" that was popular in the United States until the early 1970s and were also used to treat anxiety symptoms in children...1990, N. Sartorius, Anxiety: Psychobiological and Clinical Perspectives, page 259
Adjective
neuroleptic (comparative more neuroleptic, superlative most neuroleptic)
- Having antipsychotic properties.
- By mouth in doses of 2 to 3 grains, combined with neuroleptic drugs, it has enabled us to bring about a certain number of improvements in chronic schizophrenics.1959, Psychopharmacology frontiers : proceedings of the psychopharmacology symposium, page 131
- The mechanisms underlying the appearance of the parkinson-like symptoms during neuroleptic treatments are not ascertained.1965, Horizons in Neuropsychopharmacology, page 121
neuroleptic meaning in Tamil
neuroleptic in Tamil
- உளப்பிணி பண்பு மாற்ற மருந்து, உளப்பியியர் நடத்தை மாற்ற மரந்து, நரம்புபற்றி
Synonyms of neuroleptic
Forms of neuroleptic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | neuroleptics |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more neuroleptic |
| superlative | most neuroleptic |
Origin of neuroleptic
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”).
Words formed from neuroleptic
Questions about neuroleptic
- What does neuroleptic mean?
- Neuroleptic means an antipsychotic drug.
- What is neuroleptic in Tamil?
- Neuroleptic in Tamil is உளப்பிணி பண்பு மாற்ற மருந்து, உளப்பியியர் நடத்தை மாற்ற மரந்து, நரம்புபற்றி. See Neuroleptic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is neuroleptic?
- Neuroleptic can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of neuroleptic?
- The plural of neuroleptic is neuroleptics.
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