antiepileptic
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1. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | emeside, ethosuximide, zarontin, |
definition | : | an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | gabapentin, neurontin, |
definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | hydantoin, |
definition | : | any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | mephenytoin, mesantoin, |
definition | : | a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | mebaral, mephobarbital, |
definition | : | a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | gemonil, metharbital, |
definition | : | anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | milontin, phensuximide, |
definition | : | anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | mysoline, primidone, |
definition | : | an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | depokene, valproic acid, |
definition | : | anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures (noun.artifact) |
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