anticonvulsant
anticonvulsant · anticonvulsants
An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsionsAn agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
UK/ˌæn.tɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/US/ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt/
» It has recently been suggested that calorie restriction alone has anticonvulsant effects in an animal model of epilepsy.
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1 sensesAn agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
More definitions
- a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
Examples
1 sentencesIt has recently been suggested that calorie restriction alone has anticonvulsant effects in an animal model of epilepsy.
Origin
From anti- + convulsant.From anti- + convulsant.
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Forms
plural: anticonvulsants| Singular | anticonvulsant |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy):anticonvulsant drugantiepilepticantiepileptic drug
See also
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