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gabapentin

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gabapentin [ˌgæbəˈpɛntɪn]
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(Medicine / Pharmacology) an antiepileptic drug that is also used to control neurological pain
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Noun1.gabapentin - 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
anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug - a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)


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