Spasmolytic
adjective
1.
of or noting spasmolysis.
noun
2.
a spasmolytic substance; antispasmodic.
spasmolytic spas·mo·lyt·ic (spāz’mə-lĭt’ĭk)
adj.
Causing arrest of a spasm; antispasmodic. n.
Antispasmodic.
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