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Webster 1913 Edition


Antispasmodic

Anˊti-spas-mod′ic

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Adj.
(Med.)
Good against spasms.
Noun.
A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.

Webster 1828 Edition


Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMOD'IC

,
Adj.
[Gr. against, and from to draw.]
Opposing spasm; resisting convulsions; as anodynes.

ANTISPASMOD'IC

,
Noun.
A remedy for spasm or convulsions, as opium, balsam of Peru, and the essential oils of vegetables.

Definition 2024


antispasmodic

antispasmodic

English

Adjective

antispasmodic (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.

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Noun

antispasmodic (plural antispasmodics)

  1. (pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.

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