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Meaning of "piracetam" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIRACETAM

piracetam  [paɪˈræsəˌtæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIRACETAM

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determiner
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Piracetam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIRACETAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

piracetam

Piracetam

Piracetam is a nootropic in the racetams group, with chemical name 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. It shares the same 2-oxo-pyrrolidone base structure with 2-oxo-pyrrolidine carboxylic acid. Piracetam is a cyclic derivative of GABA. Piracetam is prescribed by doctors for some conditions, mainly myoclonus, but is used off-label for a much wider range of applications.

Definition of piracetam in the English dictionary

The definition of piracetam in the dictionary is a drug used to improve cognitive powers and memory, used to treat stroke victims and sufferers of dementia, Alzheimer's, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIRACETAM


caprolactam
ˌkæprəʊˈlæktæm
intravitam
ˌɪntrəˈviːtæm
lactam
ˈlæktæm
nicky-tam
ˈnɪkɪˈtæm
ramstam
ˈræmˈstæm
Seringapatam
səˌrɪŋɡəpəˈtæm
syntagm
ˈsɪntæm
tam
tæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIRACETAM

piracies
piracy
Piraeus
piragua
pirai
Pirandello
Piranesi
piranha
pirate
pirate copy
pirate radio
pirate ship
pirated
piratic
piratical
piratically
pirating
piri-piri
piriform

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIRACETAM

Adam
am
Amsterdam
Antietam
bantam
cam
cream
dam
dream
Islam
jam
Latam
Mahabharatam
Mandelstam
Nam
on the beam
program
ram
tam-tam
Vizagapatam

Synonyms and antonyms of piracetam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piracetam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIRACETAM

Find out the translation of piracetam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piracetam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piracetam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吡拉西坦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piracetam
570 millions of speakers

English

piracetam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

piracetam
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيراسيتام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пирацетам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piracetam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

piracetam
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piracétame
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piracetam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Piracetam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピラセタム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

piracetam
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piracetam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

piracetam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Piracetam
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिएरसेटम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piracetam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piracetam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Piracetam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пірацетам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piracetam
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

piracetam
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piracetam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piracetam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piracetam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piracetam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIRACETAM»

The term «piracetam» is normally little used and occupies the 110.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIRACETAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piracetam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piracetam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piracetam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIRACETAM»

Discover the use of piracetam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piracetam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Neuropsychopharmacology: The Fifth Generation of Progress : ...
Numerous analogues of the piracetam molecule are currently under study, including oxiracetam (Neuromet), pramiracetam, etiracetam, nefiracetam, aniracetam, and rolziracetam. This group of nootropics is commonly referred to as the "race- ...
Kenneth L. Davis, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2002
2
Brain Protection in Schizophrenia, Mood and Cognitive Disorders
... added to existing antipsychotic therapy of schizophrenia patients [261–263]. 12.5.6. Piracetam. Piracetam is a nootropic agent with potent neuroprotective properties that improves cognitive and mental abilities [264, 265]. The mechanism of ...
Michael S. Ritsner, 2010
3
Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory
... Pipemidic Acid Pira® — » Glibenclamide Pirabene® — * Piracetam Piracebral ® — ▻ Piracetam Piracetam — » Piracetam Piracetam-AbZ® — » Piracetam Piracetam AL® — » Piracetam Piracetam-Farmatrading® — » Piracetam Piracetam ...
‎2000
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Recovery After Stroke
Perhaps the most promising of the pharmacological treatments for aphasia is the drug known as piracetam. Piracetam is a nootopic aminobutyric acid derivative that has been used clinically for the treatment of aphasia in Europe for several ...
Michael P. Barnes, Bruce H. Dobkin, Julien Bogousslavsky, 2005
5
Free Radicals and Inhalation Pathology: Respiratory System, ...
OH CH2CONH2 O = C I CH2CONH2 Piracetam OCH5 Aniracetam Oxiracetam -,- /CH(CH3)2 ° N CH2CONH-CH2—CH2—N ^^^ NCH(CH3)2 '' l Pramiracetam Levetiracetam Nootropic drugs [2791 Pentylenetetrazol (45 mg/kg i.p. every 48 h)  ...
Erich Schiller, 2004
6
Practitioner’s Guide to Psychoactive Drugs for Children and ...
A. Definition Piracetam (Nootropil®, Nootropyl®, 2-oxo-l-pyrrolidone acetamide) was originally developed as a molecular analog of -y-aminobutyric acid (GABA) for the purpose of altering vestibular function in motion sickness, but it is probably  ...
John Scott Werry, Michael G. Aman, 1999
7
Down Syndrome: What You CAN Do
It may take days for piracetam to reach peak levels in the brain, and days for it to fall after discontinuation. Additional information about piracetam can be obtained by reading the Smart Drug Update [see SDN v1n10] and the piracetam chapters  ...
Qadoshyah Fish, 2008
8
Brain Boosters: Foods & Drugs That Make You Smarter
Piracetam is very similar in chemical structure to the amino acid pyroglutamate, present in meat, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products. It is in the cerebral cortex that thought and reasoning are believed to occur. Piracetam stimulates the ...
Beverly A. Potter, Gini Graham Scott, 1993
9
The Treatment of Epilepsy
other types during the placebo phase than during the piracetam phase. These results are impressive and confirm that piracetam can have a marked effect on cortical myoclonus. The study also showed that abrupt withdrawal of piracetam may ...
Simon D. Shorvon, Emilio Perucca, Jerome Engel, Jr., 2009
10
The Epilepsy Prescriber's Guide to Antiepileptic Drugs
In full color throughout, this volume presents the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), 34 in total, in alphabetical order and for each AED the information is divided into eight colored sections: general therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, interaction ...
Philip N. Patsalos, Blaise F. D. Bourgeois, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIRACETAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piracetam is used in the context of the following news items.
1
eSports Forced To Confront Drug Use Among Participants
Back in August 2014 on his personal blog, Bjoern Franzen published an editorial on performance enhancers in eSports and listed Piracetam, ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
2
Stroke patients prescribed ineffective drugs
Citicoline, Piracetam, and Edaravone are the three drugs being prescribed to the stroke patients over the years in spite of the directions from ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Stroke patients being prescribed ineffective drugs: AIIMS
Citicoline, Piracetam, and Edaravone are the three drugs being prescribed to the stroke patients over the years in spite of the directions from ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
4
Get ahead in Silicon Valley: take nootropic brain drugs
The original nootropic, Piracetam, was first synthesised in 1964 by a chemist in Belgium who was struck by its apparent ability to boost mental ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Hacking the brain: can DIY neuroscience make you happier – and …
Vladimirov wears a locket-type container around his neck containing a couple of doses of piracetam for emergencies. Like many others in ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
6
Dementia Relief With Acupuncture
The drugs included in the meta-analysis were donepezil, almitrine, raubasine, dihydroergotoxine, nimodipine, and piracetam. Four of the ... «HealthCMi, Jul 15»
7
You may grow old before anyone develops an anti-aging therapy
... fish oil, herbals and piracetam, which isn't approved in the United States but is prescribed in the United Kingdom for movement disorders. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
8
What Are Nootropics? Why Successful People Are Using Them For …
Piracetam and choline are the most common memory enhancing nootropics. Focus – Caffeine is the most well known nootropic that improves ... «Elite Daily, May 15»
9
Epilepsy drug could help treat Alzheimer's disease
Member 1. Know more about Times Points. • trivandrum • 40 days ago •Follow. Brivaracetam and levetiracetam can be cousins of piracetam. «Times of India, May 15»
10
Can You Put Your Brainpower into Overdrive?
Giurgea synthesized piracetam, the first nootropic, in 1964, and he subsequently established a set of criteria these drugs should meet. For him ... «SilverSeek.com, May 15»

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