- anticonvulsive
- I. adjective see anticonvulsant II. noun see anticonvulsant
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
anticonvulsive
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Anticonvulsive — An ti*con*vul sive, a. (Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anticonvulsive — See anticonvulsant. * * * … Universalium
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anticonvulsive — SYN: anticonvulsant. * * * an·ti·con·vul·sive (an″te ) (an″ti kən vulґsiv) anticonvulsant … Medical dictionary
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