neuroleptic

neuroleptic
[ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈlɛptɪk]
(Medicine)()
adjective
  1. (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions
    (多指药品)抑制精神的,安定神经的
noun
  1. a drug of this kind; a major tranquillizer
    精神抑制药,安定药
语源
  1. mid 20th cent.: from neuro- 'relating to nerves', on the pattern of psycholeptic
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