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sedative-hypnotic — noun a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep • Syn: ↑sedative hypnotic drug • Hypernyms: ↑sedative, ↑sedative drug, ↑depressant, ↑downer • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
sedative-hypnotic drug — chemical substance used to reduce tension and anxiety and induce calm (sedative effect) or to induce sleep (hypnotic effect). Most such drugs exert a quieting or calming effect at low doses and a sleep inducing effect in larger doses.… … Universalium
sedative-hypnotic drug — noun a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep • Syn: ↑sedative hypnotic • Hypernyms: ↑sedative, ↑sedative drug, ↑depressant, ↑downer • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sedative — A sedative, or, more specifically, a sedative hypnotic, is a substance that depresses the central nervous system (CNS),cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/seven/0000955… … Wikipedia
sedative drug — noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person • Syn: ↑sedative, ↑depressant, ↑downer • Derivationally related forms: ↑down (for: ↑downer), ↑depressant ( … Useful english dictionary
sedative — [adj] soothing allaying, anodyne, calmative, calming, lenitive, relaxing, sleepinducing, soporific, tranquillizing; concept 537 Ant. agitating, excitative, upsetting sedative [n] soothing agent, medicine analgesic, anodyne, barbiturate, calmant,… … New thesaurus
Hypnotic — For the state of mind see Hypnosis. Hypnotic drugs induce sleepcite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051451.htm |title=Dorlands Medical Dictionary:hypnotic… … Wikipedia
Sedative — A drug that calms a patient down, easing agitation and permitting sleep. Sedatives generally work by modulating signals within the central nervous system. These sedatives can dangerously depress important signals needed to maintain heart and lung … Medical dictionary
sedative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sedation; tranquilizer, bromide, calmant; sleeping pill; drug, narcotic, opiate, morphine; hypnotic; painkiller, barbiturate, analgesic, downer (sl.), goofball (sl.); Demerol, Nembutal. See remedy,… … English dictionary for students
hypnotic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mesmeric, fascinating, magnetic; soporific, narcotic, quieting, lethargic; irresistible. See sorcery. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. soporose, sleep inducing, mesmeric, opiate, narcotic, anesthetic,… … English dictionary for students
