"antispasmodic" meaning in English

See antispasmodic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + spasmodic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|spasmodic}} anti- + spasmodic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antispasmodic (not comparable)
  1. (pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects Translations (that suppresses spasms): antiespasmòdic (Catalan), antispastique (French), antispasmodique (French), αντισπασμωδικός (antispasmodikós) (Greek), antispasmodico (Italian), antiespasmódico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antispasmodic-en-adj-JhJ3e3oF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 47 53 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Noun

Forms: antispasmodics [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + spasmodic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|spasmodic}} anti- + spasmodic Head templates: {{en-noun}} antispasmodic (plural antispasmodics)
  1. (pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Translations (a drug that suppresses spasms): antiespasmòdic (Catalan), Antispasmodikum [neuter] (German), antispasmodico [masculine] (Italian), antiespasmódico [masculine] (Portuguese), antispasmolytikum [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-antispasmodic-en-noun-csQ42bHM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 60 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Inflected forms

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