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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002492
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002492
Preferred Name

Central Nervous System Depressants

Definitions
A very loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. The major groups included here are ethyl alcohol, anesthetics, hypnotics and sedatives, narcotics, and tranquilizing agents (antipsychotics and antianxiety agents).
Synonyms
CNS Depressants
Depressants, CNS
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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