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ataractic

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ataractic (at´rak´tik),
n (ataraxic, tranquilizer), a poorly defined group of drugs designed to produce ataraxia. The former concept, that the use of ataractics involved no mental or motor impairment, is subject to question.

ataractic
1. pertaining to or characterized by ataraxia.
2. an agent that induces ataraxia; a tranquilizer.


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After years of steadily decreasing reimbursement, refusal to authorize payment for most specialty services at all, and frequently late payment for preauthorized services, insurers for medical care have exceeded the tolerance of even the most ataractic physicians.
 
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