antischizophrenic

adjective

an·​ti·​schizo·​phren·​ic ˌan-tē-ˌskit-sə-ˈfre-nik How to pronounce antischizophrenic (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or anti-schizophrenic or less commonly antischizophrenia
ˌan-tē-ˌskit-sə-ˈfrē-nē-ə,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce antischizophrenic (audio)
or anti-schizophrenia
medical
: used to control or prevent the symptoms of schizophrenia
antischizophrenic drugs
antischizophrenic activity

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antischizophrenic was in 1964

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Medical Definition

antischizophrenic

adjective
an·​ti·​schizo·​phren·​ic
variants or anti-schizophrenic
-ˌskit-sə-ˈfren-ik How to pronounce antischizophrenic (audio)
also antischizophrenia or anti-schizophrenia
-ˌskit-sə-ˈfrē-nē-ə How to pronounce antischizophrenic (audio)
: tending to relieve or treat the symptoms of schizophrenia
antischizophrenic drugs
antischizophrenic activity
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