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methylphenidate

Definition of methylphenidate

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • a synthetic drug that stimulates the sympathetic and central nervous systems, used chiefly to improve mental activity in attention deficit disorder. Also called Ritalin ( trademark).

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