analeptic

adj.
Restorative or stimulating, as a drug or medication.

n.
A medication used as a central nervous system stimulant.

[Greek analēptikos, from analambanein, to take up : ana-, ana- + lambanein, lēp-, to take.]

(an′əlep′tik)
n

1. an agent that acts to overcome depression of the central nervous system. n 2. a strong central nervous system stimulant that is used to restore consciousness, especially from a drug-induced coma.

A drug used to stimulate the nervous system and restore consciousness to a patient in a coma or a faint. Analeptics act mainly on the cardiac and respiratory control centres in the brain. They include adrenaline, caffeine, camphor, ephedrine, and strychnine.

1. a drug that acts as a stimulant to the central nervous system, such as caffeine and amphetamine.
2. a restorative medicine.

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