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antispasmodic

/ ˌæntɪspæzˈmɒdɪk /

adjective

  1. preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle


noun

  1. an antispasmodic drug

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Acetic ether is diaphoretic, stimulant, antispasmodic, and narcotic.

It is reputed aromatic, diuretic, antispasmodic, and stimulant.

Antispasmodic, an-ti-spaz-mod′ik, adj. opposing spasms or convulsions.

They are still used by the Arabs as an expectorant and antispasmodic.

Antispasmodic and nervine; in hysteria, hypochondriasis, epilepsy, and low fevers.

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