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psychotomimetic

 [si-kot″o-mi-met´ik]
1. characterized by or producing symptoms similar to those of a psychosis.
2. a drug or other agent that has such effects; called also psychotogenic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

psy·chot·o·gen·ic

(sī-kot'ō-jen'ik),
Capable of inducing psychosis; particularly referring to drugs with hallucinogenic effects similar to those of LSD.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

psy·chot·o·gen·ic

(sī-kot'ō-jen'ik)
Little-used term meaning capable of inducing psychosis; particularly in reference to drugs of the LSD series and similar substances.
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