antispasmodic
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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In addition to morphine, these include thebaine, a precursor to the pain relievers oxycodone and hydrocondone, as well as commonly used antispasmodic compounds, antibiotics, and anticancer agents.
From Science Magazine ● May 18, 2015
Atropine is advantageously added to morphine in bronchoscopy for foreign bodies, not only for the usual reasons but for its effect as an antispasmodic, and especially for its diminution of endobronchial secretions.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
The E. globŭlus, or blue gum, yields an essential oil which is valuable as a febrifuge, antasthmatic, and antispasmodic.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
When treatment is demanded it is primarily soothing and antispasmodic.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
They would not even allow me to take out a nightcap and a little vial containing an antispasmodic, of which I certainly would stand in great need after such a trial.
From The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun by Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
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