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| Domain | Definition |
Health | The d-form of amphetamine. It is a central nervous system stimulant and a sympathomimetic. It has also been used in the treatment of narcolepsy and of attention deficit disorders and hyperactivity in children. Dextroamphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulating release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. It is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: DEXTROAMPHETAMINE |
| Specialty definitions using "DEXTROAMPHETAMINE": Phenmetrazine, Phentermine. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | ADHD is frequently treated with medication, generally central nervous system stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin), pemoline (Cylert) and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine). (references) | |
Short-term trials of stimulants have supported the efficacy of methylphenidate (MPH) dextroamphetamine and pemoline in children with ADHD. Few, if any, differences have been found among these stimulants on average. (references) | ||
Stimulants, such as dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) and methylphenidate (Ritalin), have chemical structures that are similar to a family of key brain neurotransmitters called monoamines, which include norepinephrine and dopamine. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "DEXTROAMPHETAMINE": dextroamphetamine sulphate. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dextroamphetamine | 57 |
amphetamine and dextroamphetamine | 6 |
buy dextroamphetamine | 3 |
dextroamphetamine sulfate | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "DEXTROAMPHETAMINE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | dexedrin (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), dexamfetamin (dexamphetamine, dexedrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dexies (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), dexedrine (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), dexedrin (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), dexamfetamine (dexamphetamine, dexedrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | dextroamphétamine (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), dexamphétamine (dexamphetamine, dexedrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Dextro-Amphetaminum (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), Dexie (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), Dexedrin (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), Dexamphetaminum (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), Dexamphetamin (dexamphetamine, dexedrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | δεξενδρίνη (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), δεξτροαμφεταμίνη (dexamphetamine, dexedrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | destroamfetamina (dexamphetamine, dexedrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | extroamphetamineday dexanfetamina (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), speed (crystal, dexamphetamine, dexedrine, meth, speed). (various references) dextroanfetamina (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), dexedrina (dexamphetamine, dexedrine), dexanfetamina (dexamphetamine, dexedrine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "DEXTROAMPHETAMINE": dextroamphetamines. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-e-e-h-i-m-m-n-o-p-r-t-t-x" | |
-5 letters: exterminated, hereditament. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-e-e-h-i-m-m-n-o-p-r-t-t-x" | |
+1 letter: dextroamphetamines. | |
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