NOUN | artifact | antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent | a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) |
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Meaning | A drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles). | |
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Synonyms | spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent | |
Narrower | atropine | A poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family |
Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
Spanish | antiespasmódico | |
Catalan | antispasmòdic |
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