anticonvulsant

UK /ˌæn.tɪ.kənˈvʌl.sənt/ US /ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt/

noun 1adj 1

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noun

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An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.

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Acting as an anticonvulsant.

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noun — a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

antiepileptic

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It has recently been suggested that calorie restriction alone has anticonvulsant effects in an animal model of epilepsy.

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