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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  analeptic \an`a*lep"tic\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]p"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.
     'ana`lhptiko`s restorative: cf. F. analeptique. See
     {Analepsis}.] (Med.)
     Restorative; giving strength after disease. -- n. A
     restorative drug; a drug that stimulates the central nervous
     system.


     [1913 Webster + AS] analgen

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  analeptic
       adj : stimulating the central nervous system; "an analeptic drug
             stimulates the central nervous system"
       n : a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous
           system

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "analeptic":
     adjuvant, alterative, bracing, corrective, corroborant, curative,
     healing, iatric, invigorating, medicative, medicinal, refreshing,
     remedial, reparative, reparatory, restitutive, restitutory,
     restorative, reviving, roborant, sanative, sanatory, stimulating,
     strengthening, therapeutic, theriac, tonic
  
  

















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