anticonvulsiveadj.n.
Med.
A. adj.
Of use against convulsions.
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antiepileptical1633
antiepileptic1655
anticonvulsive1696
spasmodic1728
antispasmodic1764
spasmolytic1937
anti-convulsant1946
muscle relaxant1951
1696 J. Floyer 257 Whatsoever produces an inflammatory disposition in the blood, produces the asthma, as anticonvulsive medicines.
B. n.
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