spasmogenicadj.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > hysteria
hysterical1603
hysteric1655
hysteroid1839
hysteriform1843
hysteroidal1852
hysterogenic1879
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spasmogenic1899
1899 A. Church & F. 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. Pharmacology. Of a drug or other substance: promoting the contraction of smooth muscle.
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spasmogenic1913
1913 Chem. Abstr. 7 3163 KCl has definit[e] spasmogenic properties in children.
1942 Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therapeutics 74 275 Papaverine antagonizes the spasmogenic agents equally.
1975 Nature 13 Mar. 151/2 It can block the spasmogenic effects of 5-HT on the smooth muscle of isolated guinea pig ileum.
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