🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

psicotrópico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /psi.koˈtɾɔ.pi.ku/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Psychotropic/ˌsaɪ.kəˈtrɒp.ɪk/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O uso de psicotrópicos exige supervisão médica."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of or relating to substances that affect mental activity, perception, or behavior.

    "The psychiatrist prescribed a psychotropic medication to help manage the patient's severe anxiety."
As noun
  1. 1

    A psychotropic drug or substance.

    "Strict regulations govern the distribution of psychotropics in clinical settings."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'psychē' meaning 'soul, mind' and 'tropikos' meaning 'turning toward'. Coined in the mid-20th century during the rapid expansion of modern psychopharmacology to describe chemical substances that affect the mind, emotions, or behavior.

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