Meaning of psychotomimetic in English:
psychotomimetic
ADJECTIVE
Relating to or denoting drugs which are capable of producing an effect on the mind similar to a psychotic state.
NOUN
A psychotomimetic drug.
Pronunciation /sʌɪˌkɒtə(ʊ)mɪˈmɛtɪk/
psychotomimetic
ADJECTIVE
Relating to or denoting drugs which are capable of producing an effect on the mind similar to a psychotic state.
NOUN
A psychotomimetic drug.
Pronunciation /sʌɪˌkɒtə(ʊ)mɪˈmɛtɪk/
‘In animal models 5 - HT2 antagonists (ketanserin and spiperone) were shown to block the psychotomimetic effects of both LSD and DOM.’
‘LSD was a synthetic drug, based on a naturally produced substance, which is called psychotomimetic drugs, made out of this rust.’
‘There is no clinically tested antidote available to antagonize the psychotomimetic symptomatology induced by PCP.’
‘Therefore, individuals displaying dramatic psychotomimetic effects resulting from phencyclidine ingestion should be treated as a psychiatric emergency.’
‘High potency as an antagonist of 5-HT in isolated smooth muscle preparations was not correlated with high potency as a psychotomimetic.’
‘The hypothesis that psychotomimetics induce a rapid dopamine receptor regulation that could participate in the expression of the brain dopaminergic overactivation and in the early signs of psychotic-like behaviour, was checked by radioligand binding on rat brain cryosections.’
Psychotomimetic (sʌɪˌkɒtə(ʊ)mɪˈmɛtɪk)
‘LSD was a synthetic drug, based on a naturally produced substance, which is called psychotomimetic drugs, made out of this rust.’
‘There is no clinically tested antidote available to antagonize the psychotomimetic symptomatology induced by PCP.’
‘Therefore, individuals displaying dramatic psychotomimetic effects resulting from phencyclidine ingestion should be treated as a psychiatric emergency.’
‘High potency as an antagonist of 5-HT in isolated smooth muscle preparations was not correlated with high potency as a psychotomimetic.’
‘The hypothesis that psychotomimetics induce a rapid dopamine receptor regulation that could participate in the expression of the brain dopaminergic overactivation and in the early signs of psychotic-like behaviour, was checked by radioligand binding on rat brain cryosections.’
Psychotomimetic (sʌɪˌkɒtə(ʊ)mɪˈmɛtɪk)
by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 20, 2022