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neuroleptic en · ADJ

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. 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 neuroleptic drugs, and especially the phenothiazines, interact with a number of neurotransmitter systems in the brain and these actions can account for many of the pharmacological properties of the drugs. 2014, Philip B. Bradley, Introduction to Neuropharmacology, page 212:
   • The mechanisms underlying the appearance of the parkinson-like symptoms during neuroleptic treatments are not ascertained. 1965, Horizons in Neuropsychopharmacology, page 121:

Forms

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more neuroleptic	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most neuroleptic	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

neuroleptic malignant syndrome · neuroleptanesthesia · neuroleptic-induced deficit syndrome · nonneuroleptic

Synonyms

antipsychotic

Translations (9)

fr neuroleptique (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · pl neuroleptyczny (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · ru нейролепти́ческий (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · bg успокояващ (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · fi neuroleptinen (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · it neurolettico (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · ro neuroleptic (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · el νευροληπτικός (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties) · ga néaraileipteach (pharmacology: having antipsychotic properties)

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neuroleptic en · NOUN

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. 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 (as were other agents, including psychostimulants and antihistamintes). 1990, N. Sartorius, Anxiety: Psychobiological and Clinical Perspectives, page 259:
   • Thus initially neuroleptics may increase DA turnover and possibly even its action depending on the degree of postsynaptic block. 2001, Roy Webster, Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function, page 359:

Forms

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neuroleptics	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

thymoleptic

Synonyms

antipsychotic

Translations (9)

de Neuroleptikum (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · ga druga néaraileipteach (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · fi neurolepti (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · cs neuroleptikum (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · fr neuroleptique (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · ru нейроле́птик (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · pl neuroleptyk (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · el νευροληπτικό (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug) · it neurolettico (pharmacology: an antipsychotic drug)

wikipedia: Pierre Deniker · wikipedia: Jean Delay