English word antipsychotic comes from English anti-, English psychotic
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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anti- | English (eng) | (immunology) That reacts with immunoglobins found in the specified animal.. Against, hostile to.. Contrasting with the norm.. Counteracting, neutralizing.. Opposite of, reverse.. Physically opposite: applied to mountain ranges.. Related to antiparticles. |
psychotic | English (eng) | A person affected by psychosis. Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis. |
antipsychotic | English (eng) | (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis. (pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis. |