ANTICONVULSANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anticonvulsant mean? 

• ANTICONVULSANT (noun)
  The noun ANTICONVULSANT has 1 sense:

1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

  Familiarity information: ANTICONVULSANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTICONVULSANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug

Hypernyms ("anticonvulsant" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anticonvulsant"):

Emeside; ethosuximide; Zarontin (an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy)

gabapentin; Neurontin (an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles)

hydantoin (any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy)

mephenytoin; Mesantoin (a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective)

Mebaral; mephobarbital (a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy)

Gemonil; metharbital (anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy)

Milontin; phensuximide (anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal)

Mysoline; primidone (an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor)

Depokene; valproic acid (anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures)

 Context examples 

The sodium salt form of phenytoin, a hydantoin derivate and non-sedative antiepileptic agent with anticonvulsant activity.

(Phenytoin sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydantoin anticonvulsant with anti-epileptic activity.

(Ethotoin, NCI Thesaurus)

A propanediol compound with anticonvulsant and antiepileptic properties.

(Felbamate, NCI Thesaurus)

A triazolo-benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, and muscle relaxant properties.

(Estazolam, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include infections (most commonly herpes simplex virus), drugs (e.g., sulfonamides, anticonvulsants, and antibiotics), malignancies, and collagen vascular disorders.

(Erythema Multiforme, NCI Thesaurus)

A stable coordination compound comprised of sodium valproate and valproic acid with anticonvulsant and antiepileptic activities.

(Divalproex Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfonamide derivative with diuretic, antiglaucoma, and anticonvulsant properties.

(Acetazolamide, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of fosphenytoin, a prodrug that is hydrolyzed to the anticonvulsant phenytoin upon parental administration.

(Fosphenytoin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

It belongs to the family of drugs called anticonvulsants.

(Gabapentin, NCI Dictionary)

A carbamate derivate with hypnotic, anti-anxiety, sedative, anticonvulsant and some indirect muscle relaxant properties.

(Meprobamate, NCI Thesaurus)