I. |anə|leptik adjective
Etymology: Greek analēptikos restorative, from (assumed) analēptos (verbal of analambanein to take up, regain, from ana- + lambanein to take, seize) + -ikos -ic
: of, relating to, or acting as an analeptic
II. noun
( -s )
: a restorative agent ; especially : a drug that acts as a stimulant on the central nervous system