anaphrodisiac

[ Eng. anaphro dis i ( a ); -ac.] Pharm. A medicine intended to diminish sexual feeling. Garrod divides remedies of this kind into direct and indirect: the former acting as sedatives on the spinal cord; the latter lowering the tone of the general system. ăn-a-pler-ot-ic, * ăn-a-pler-öt'-ick, a . [Lat. anaplerotic us ; Gr. ἀναπλήρωσις ( anaplērōsis ) = a filling tip; ἀναπληρόω (απαplēroo) = to fill up: ava ( ana ) = up, and πληρόω ( plēroō ) = to fill; πλήρης (plerēs) = full.] IMG:content-0495.png:[graphic] & s. 1. As adjective: Which fills up; especially used of "filling up" flesh in an emaciated body. "Anaplerotic medicines are such as fill up ulcers with flesh."-Glo ographia Nova. 2. As substantive: A medicine fitted to "fill up" flesh in an emaciated body.