antispasmodic

/ (ˌæntɪspæzˈmɒdɪk) /

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adjective

preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle

noun

an antispasmodic drug

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How to use antispasmodic in a sentence

Acetic ether is diaphoretic, stimulant, antispasmodic, and narcotic.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
It is reputed aromatic, diuretic, antispasmodic, and stimulant.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Antispasmodic, an-ti-spaz-mod′ik, adj. opposing spasms or convulsions.
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They are still used by the Arabs as an expectorant and antispasmodic.
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Antispasmodic and nervine; in hysteria, hypochondriasis, epilepsy, and low fevers.
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Medical definitions for antispasmodic

antispasmodic

[ ăn′tē-spăz-mŏd′ĭk, ăn′tī- ]

adj.

Preventing or relieving convulsions or spasms.

An antispasmodic agent.