anticonvulsant

an·ti·con·vul·sant  (nt-kn-vlsnt, nt-)

n.

A drug that prevents or relieves convulsions.

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anti·con·vulsive (-sv) adj.

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anticonvulsant [ˌæntɪkənˈvʌlsənt]

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsions

adj

(Medicine / Pharmacology) of or relating to this class of drugs

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anticonvulsant  (nt-kn-vlsnt, nt-)

A drug that prevents or treats seizures.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anticonvulsant - a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug Emeside, ethosuximide, Zarontin - an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy gabapentin, Neurontin - an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles hydantoin - any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease mephenytoin, Mesantoin - a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective Mebaral, mephobarbital - a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy Gemonil, metharbital - anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy Milontin, phensuximide - anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal Mysoline, primidone - an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor Depokene, valproic acid - anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures