neuroleptic
neuroleptic · neuroleptics
нейролептик
Neuroleptikum
An antipsychotic drugAn antipsychotic drug.
Meaning
1 sensesAn antipsychotic drug.
Neuroleptikum
нейроле́птикnejroléptik
More definitions
- tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug:
Origin
Borrowed from French neuroleptique, coined by Jean Delay and Pierre Deniker in 1955. ConstBorrowed 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”).
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Forms
plural: neuroleptics| Singular | neuroleptic |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired:major tranquilizermajor tranquillizermajor tranquilliserantipsychotic drugantipsychotic agentantipsychoticneuroleptic drugneuroleptic agent
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedthymoleptic