Noun: anticonvulsant ,an-ti-kun'vúl-sunt
- A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
"The neurologist adjusted the dosage of the anticonvulsant medication";
- anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug
Derived forms: anticonvulsants
Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Encyclopedia: Anticonvulsant