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Noun: anticonvulsant  ,an-ti-kun'vúl-sunt
  1. A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
    - anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug

Derived forms: anticonvulsants

Type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

Encyclopedia: Anticonvulsant