amnestic

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English

Etymology

From amnesty (forgetfulness) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

amnestic (comparative more amnestic, superlative most amnestic)

  1. (medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).
    amnestic patients
    amnestic medications
    • 2007, Carole B. Cox, Dementia and Social Work Practice: Research and Interventions, Springer Publishing Company, page 25:
      Most often, persons who first present with language, comportmental, and visuospatial difficulties are under the age of 65, in contrast to the older age at onset of individuals with amnestic dementia.
    • 2012 September 14, Phil Skolnick, “Anxioselective Anxiolytics: On a Quest for the Holy Grail”, in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, volume 33, number 11, Elsevier, →DOI, archived from the original on 6 April 2024, Partial agonists, subtype selective molecules, and hybrid solutions, pages 611-620:
      Thus, while not exhibiting the large dose separation predicted from preclinical tests, alpidem did not impair memory at therapeutic doses (and was reported to antagonize the amnestic actions of a BZ), nor did chronic treatment produce a withdrawal reaction after abrupt termination.

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Noun

amnestic (plural amnestics)

  1. Synonym of amnesic (noun).
    • 2012 September 14, Phil Skolnick, “Anxioselective Anxiolytics: On a Quest for the Holy Grail”, in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, volume 33, number 11, Elsevier, →DOI, archived from the original on 6 April 2024, Partial agonists, subtype selective molecules, and hybrid solutions , pages 611-620:
      1,4-BZ are also excellent sedative-hypnotics, muscle relaxants, amnestics (useful as preoperative medications), and anticonvulsants. The demonstration of receptor heterogeneity led to the hypothesis that these pharmacological actions are separable; the in vivo profile of CL 218,872 provided the proof of principle that such a separation could be achieved.

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