antispasmodic
IPA: æntaɪspæzmˈɔdɪk
noun
- (pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms.
adjective
- (pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug.
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Examples of "antispasmodic" in Sentences
- Parsley is a natural antispasmodic: in other words, it’s great for the digestion.
- This nervine herb is also "antispasmodic" which makes it great for people with constant nervous twitching.
- She thinks that his public intoxication was mostly feigned, part of a "masquerade" to hide his tuberculosis; that he used drugs and especially alcohol "medicinally," as a "necessary anesthetic" and antispasmodic "to soothe his coughing fits."
- Phenazopyridine is an AZO dye that has been used as a genitourinary analgesic since the 1920's. 1 It is currently available as a single agent and in combination products with antiinfective agents such as sufisoxazole and sulfamethoxazole and with antispasmodic agents.
- Chlorpromazine (Thorazine and generic), a major tranquilizer, is the old standby, closely followed by the minor tranquilizer diazepam (Valium and generic), the antispasmodic metochlopramide (Reglan and generic), and the muscle relaxant baclofen (Lioresal and generic).
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