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 cl-ss of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions
adjective
of or relating to this cl-ss 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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