Anticonvulsant
causing convulsions; convulsive.
a convulsant agent.
Contemporary Examples
After a few medication attempts, the doctors landed on a very low dose of the anticonvulsant lamotrigine.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet Cat Ferguson September 11, 2014
noun
any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions
adjective
of or relating to this class of drugs
adjective
producing convulsions
noun
a drug that produces convulsions
anticonvulsant an·ti·con·vul·sant (ān’tē-kən-vŭl’sənt, ān’tī-)
n.
A drug that prevents or relieves convulsions.
an’ti·con·vul’sive (-sĭv) adj.
convulsant con·vul·sant (kən-vŭl’sənt)
adj.
Causing or producing convulsions. n.
An agent, such as a drug, that causes convulsions.
anticonvulsant
(ān’tē-kən-vŭl’sənt, ān’tī-)
A drug that prevents or treats seizures.
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