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Procrustean (iou) and piracetam (medicine)


Procrustean (iou)



Procrustean adjective. M19.
[from Procrustes from Greek Prokroustes lit. 'stretcher', from prokrouein beat or hammer out: see below, -AN.]
Of or pertaining to Procrustes, a robber who in Greek legend stretched or mutilated his victims in order to make them fit the length of his bed; seeking or tending to produce uniformity by forceful or arbitrary methods.
B. Jowett Neither must we..confine the Platonic dialogue on the Procrustean bed of a single idea. C. Lambert Vaughan Williams..rarely submits his themes to a Procrustean development.
Procrusteanism noun Procrustean Nature or character; an instance of this: M19.

piracetam (medicine)


piracetam
<chemical> A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent. Its efficacy and mechanisms of action are not clear.

Pharmacological action: neuroprotective agents, nootropic agents.

Chemical name: 1-Pyrrolidineacetamide, 2-oxo-