Definition of Amphetamine

1. Noun. A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression.


Definition of Amphetamine

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Medical Definition of Amphetamine

1. Drug of abuse that acts by increasing extraneuronal dopamine in midbrain. Thought to displace dopamine in synaptic vesicles, leading to increased synaptic levels. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphetamine

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