neuroleptic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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)."
- "Thus initially neuroleptics may increase DA turnover and possibly even its action depending on the degree of postsynaptic block."
- "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."
- "The mechanisms underlying the appearance of the parkinson-like symptoms during neuroleptic treatments are not ascertained."
- "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."
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”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: neuroleptique