"anticonvulsant" meaning in English

See anticonvulsant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + convulsant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|convulsant}} anti- + convulsant Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anticonvulsant (not comparable)
  1. (pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects
    Sense id: en-anticonvulsant-en-adj--q1E-8tj Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Noun

Forms: anticonvulsants [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + convulsant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|convulsant}} anti- + convulsant Head templates: {{en-noun}} anticonvulsant (plural anticonvulsants)
  1. (pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: anticonvulsant Hypernyms: pharmaceutical

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