- anticonvulsant
- adj. serving to prevent or lessen the occurrence of convulsions or seizures (Medicine) n. drug used to prevent or lessen the occurrence of convulsions or seizures (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
anticonvulsant
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anticonvulsant — [an΄tīkən vul′sənt] adj. able to inhibit or control convulsions or seizures: also anticonvulsive n. such a substance or drug … English World dictionary
Anticonvulsant — The anticonvulsants, also called antiepileptic drugs (abbreviated AEDs ), are a diverse group of pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of epileptic seizures. Anticonvulsants are also increasingly being used the treatment of bipolar disorder,… … Wikipedia
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anticonvulsant — also anticonvulsive adjective Date: 1734 used or tending to control or to prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) • anticonvulsant also anticonvulsive noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
anticonvulsant — 1. noun An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions. 2. adjective Acting as an anticonvulsant … Wiktionary
anticonvulsant — adjective preventing or reducing the severity of epileptic fits or other convulsions. noun an anticonvulsant drug … English new terms dictionary
anticonvulsant — an•ti•con•vul•sant [[t]ˌæn ti kənˈvʌl sənt, ˌæn taɪ [/t]] adj. 1) pha med used to control or prevent convulsions 2) pha med an anticonvulsant drug or substance • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Y46 ICD 9 E936 Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome can be seen with diphenylhydantoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, and ot … Wikipedia
anticonvulsant osteomalacia — 1. osteomalacia occurring in 2. anticonvulsant rickets of children. anticonvulsant rickets in adults … Medical dictionary
anticonvulsant rickets — rickets occurring in children receiving long term anticonvulsant therapy; the drugs induce vitamin D deficiency (frequently compounded by dietary insufficiency of the vitamin) and hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, and secondary hyperparathyroidism… … Medical dictionary
anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome — a life threatening, multiorgan hypersensitivity reaction to anticonvulsant medications, especially phenytoin; manifestations include rash, arthralgia, eosinophilia, fever, lymphadenopathy, and liver dysfunction … Medical dictionary
