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an·ti·con·vul·sant A0337600 (ăn′tē-kən-vŭl′sənt, ăn′tī-)n. A drug that prevents or relieves convulsions.
an′ti·con·vul′sive (-sĭv) adj.anticonvulsant (ˌæntɪkənˈvʌlsənt) n (Pharmacology) any of a class of drugs used to prevent or abolish convulsionsadj (Pharmacology) of or relating to this class of drugsan•ti•con•vul•sant (ˌæn ti kənˈvʌl sənt, ˌæn taɪ-)
adj. 1. used to control or prevent convulsions. n. 2. an anticonvulsant drug or substance. [1940–45] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  anticonvulsant - a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drugEmeside, ethosuximide, Zarontin - an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsygabapentin, 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 shingleshydantoin - any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsymedicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseasemephenytoin, Mesantoin - a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffectiveMebaral, mephobarbital - a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsyGemonil, metharbital - anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsyMilontin, phensuximide - anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit malMysoline, primidone - an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremorDepokene, valproic acid - anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures |
TranslationsAnticonvulsantenUK
anticonvulsant[‚an·tē·kən′vəl·sənt] (pharmacology) An agent, such as Dilantin, that prevents or arrests a convulsion. Anticonvulsant one of a group of medicinal preparations having different chemical compositions and capable of preventing or relieving convulsions. Anticonvulsants include a number of substances that act as hypnotics and sedatives, for instance, bromides, chloral hydrate, magnesium sulfate, and phenobarbital. Other substances are selectively anticonvulsant, for example, diphenin, Hexamidine (lepsiral), Trimethin (epidione), and chloracon. Anticonvulsants are used mainly in treating epilepsy. REFERENCEMashkovskii, M. D. Lekarstvennye sredstva, 7th ed., part 1. Moscow, 1972.anticonvulsantenUK
anticonvulsant [an″te, an″ti-kon-vul´sant] 1. inhibiting convulsions.2. an agent that has this effect, such as diphenylhydantoin (Dilantin), mephenytoin (Mesantoin), and trimethadione. They are used in the treatment of epilepsy and in psychomotor and myoclonic seizures.an·ti·con·vul·sant (an'tē-kon-vŭl'sant), 1. Preventing or arresting seizures. 2. An agent having such action. Synonym(s): anticonvulsive, antiepilepticanticonvulsant (ăn′tē-kən-vŭl′sənt, ăn′tī-)n. A drug that prevents or relieves convulsions.
an′ti·con·vul′sive (-sĭv) adj.anticonvulsant adjective Related to preventing seizures noun Any agent used to prevent, reduce or stop seizures or convulsions. See Epilepsy. an·ti·con·vul·sant (an'tē-kŏn-vŭl'sănt) 1.Preventing or arresting seizures. 2. An agent having such action. anticonvulsant A drug used to prevent or reduce the severity of epileptic attacks, or to prevent dangerous muscle contraction in electroconvulsive therapy. Anticonvulsant drugs include PHENYTOIN (Epanutin), PHENOBARBITONE (phenobarbital) (Luminal), ETHOSUXIMIDE (Zarontin), CARBAMAZEPINE (Tegretol), SODIUM VALPROATE (Epilim) and CLONAZEPAM (Rivotril).AnticonvulsantA type of drug given to prevent seizures. Some patients with migraines can be treated effectively with an anticonvulsant.Mentioned in: Antimigraine Drugsan·ti·con·vul·sant (an'tē-kŏn-vŭl'sănt) 1. Preventing or arresting seizures. 2. An agent having such action.
Synonym(s): anticonvulsive. anticonvulsantenUK
Related to anticonvulsant: Anticonvulsant DrugsSynonyms for anticonvulsantnoun a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)Synonyms- anticonvulsant drug
- antiepileptic
- antiepileptic drug
Related Words- Emeside
- ethosuximide
- Zarontin
- gabapentin
- Neurontin
- hydantoin
- medicament
- medication
- medicinal drug
- medicine
- mephenytoin
- Mesantoin
- Mebaral
- mephobarbital
- Gemonil
- metharbital
- Milontin
- phensuximide
- Mysoline
- primidone
- Depokene
- valproic acid
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