α. 1600s antepilepticall, 1600s–1700s antepileptical.
β. 1600s antiepilepticall, 1800s 2000s– antiepileptical.
antiepilepticaladj.
/ˌantɪɛpᵻˈlɛptɪkl/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˌɛpəˈlɛptɪk(ə)l/ Medicine. Now rare.
= antiepileptic adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [adjective] > antispasmodic or anticonvulsant
antiepileptical1633
antiepileptic1655
anticonvulsive1696
spasmodic1728
antispasmodic1764
spasmolytic1937
anti-convulsant1946
muscle relaxant1951
1633 J. Hart Κλινικη iii. xxx. 358 Our Chymists attribute some antepilepticall quality to silver.
1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 565 A Laxative Rosin, dissolved in an Anti-Epilepticall Spirit.
1723 Important Considerations Cure Small-pox 18 Only some Antepileptical Cordials will by Spoonfuls be necessary to be exhibited till the Small-Pox breaks out, at which time the Convulsions cease.
1827 Boston Med. Intelligencer 4 572/1 Finally, the usual antiepileptical remedies were resorted to.
2003 Chem. Physics 291 196/1 Hydantoin drugs are known for their antimicrobial and anticonvulsant properties and are commonly used antiepileptical drugs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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