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spasmogenic, a.|spæzməʊˈdʒɛnɪk|
[f. spasm + -o + -genic.]
†1. Med. (See quot.) Obs.
1899Church & Peterson Nervous & Mental Dis. vii. vi. 546 If such a hyperesthetic zone arises from or becomes associated with some mental storm, pressure upon it may serve to revive the memories in question and provoke a hysterical fit. It is then denominated a spasmogenic or hysterogenic point or zone.
2. Pharm. Of a drug or other substance: promoting the contraction of smooth muscle.
1913Chem. Abstr. VII. 3163 KCl has definit[e] spasmogenic properties in children. 1942Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therapeutics LXXIV. 275 Papaverine antagonizes the spasmogenic agents equally. 1975Nature 13 Mar. 151/2 It can block the spasmogenic effects of 5-HT on the smooth muscle of isolated guinea pig ileum. |