1. Strengthening, stimulating, or invigorating. 2. A restorative remedy. 3. A central nervous system stimulant, particularly used to denote agents that reverse depressed central nervous system function. [G. analeptikos, restorative]
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an·a·lep·tic .an-ə-'lep-tik adj of, relating to, or acting as an analeptic
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n.
a drug that restores consciousness to a patient in a coma; for example, doxapram. Analeptics act on the central nervous system to stimulate the muscles involved in breathing; they are sometimes used in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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ana·lep·tic (an″ə-lepґtik) [Gr. analepsis a repairing] 1. stimulating, invigorating, or restorative. 2. a drug that acts as a central nervous system stimulant, such as caffeine.Medical dictionary. 2011.