English > antiepileptic drug: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy). |
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| Synonyms | anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic |
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| Narrower | ethosuximide, Emeside, Zarontin | An anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy |
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| gabapentin, Neurontin | An anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy |
| 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 |
| mephobarbital, Mebaral | A long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy |
| metharbital, Gemonil | anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy |
| phensuximide, Milontin | anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal |
| primidone, Mysoline | An anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor |
| valproic acid, Depokene | anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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| Spanish | antiepiléptico |
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| Catalan | anticonvulsiu |
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