analeptic

From ana- +‎ -leptic.

• IPA^(key): /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/
• Hyphenation: an‧a‧lep‧tic

analeptic (comparative more analeptic, superlative most analeptic)

1. That restores or stimulates health.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 9:

     For promotion of the secretion of semen virile, an analeptic diet is recommended by one writer.

2. Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).

analeptic (plural analeptics)

1. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.

• Placentia, epicantal, El Capitan

Borrowed from French analeptique.

analeptic m or n (feminine singular analeptică, masculine plural analeptici, feminine and neuter plural analeptice)

1. analeptic