NEUROLEPTIC


Meaning of NEUROLEPTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnu̇r-ə-ˈlep-tik, ˌnyu̇r- ]

noun

Etymology: French neuroleptique, from neur- + -leptique affecting, from Greek lēptikos seizing, from lambanein to take, seize — more at latch

Date: 1958

: antipsychotic

• neuroleptic adjective

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