antispasmodic
Britishadjective
noun
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Antispasmodic drugs are of dubious value and have serious side effects.
From Time Magazine Archive
Antispasmodic, an-ti-spaz-mod′ik, adj. opposing spasms or convulsions.—n. a remedy for spasms or convulsions.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Tonic and Antispasmodic Wash. Camomile flowers, half an ounce.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Antispasmodic draught.—Tincture of opium, one ounce; nitric ether, two ounces; water, one-half pint.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert
Antispasmodic enemata to relieve flatulence such as the turpentine enemata.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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