Anticonvulsant - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Anticonvulsant :  (noun)

1: a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) [syn: anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Anticonvulsant :  Anticonvulsant: A medication used to control (prevent) seizures (convulsions) or stop an ongoing series of seizures. There are a large number of anticonvulsant drugs today including, but not limited to: phenobarbital, microcephaly (a small head) and deformities of the face and fingers -- a condition known as anticonvulsant embryopathy.



Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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