psychotropic
nounEtymology From psycho- + -tropic.
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences A psychotropic drug or agent.
- Related terms
- psychotropism
psychotropic
adj/ˌsaɪkəˈtɹɒpɪk/
Etymology From psycho- + -tropic.
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences Affecting the mind or mental processes.
- “Medication can be part of a psychotropic arsenal,” he said, discussing one therapist who urged him to stop taking Xanax so he could address his anxiety directly and not mask the physical symptoms.2014 January 28, Kat Kinsman, “10 things we learned about surviving anxiety”, in CNN:
- Derived terms
- neuropsychotropic, nonpsychotropic