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anticonvulsant

English

Etymology

anti- +? convulsant

Noun

anticonvulsant (plural anticonvulsants)

  1. (pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
Hyponyms
  • See also Thesaurus:anticonvulsant

Translations

Adjective

anticonvulsant (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.

Translations

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vigabatrin

English

Etymology

Probably from vi(nyl) +? GABA +? tr(ansaminase) +? in(hibitor).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /va???æb.?.t??n/

Noun

vigabatrin (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug C6H11NO2 that inhibits enzymatic degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid.

References

  • “vigabatrin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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