antiepileptic

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ epileptic

Adjective

antiepileptic (not comparable)

1. (pharmacy) Acting to prevent epilepic seizures

   This drug has an antiepileptic effect.

Hypernyms

• anticonvulsant

Derived terms

• antiepileptically

Translations

acting to prevent epilepic seizures

• Portuguese: antiepilético
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Noun

antiepileptic (plural antiepileptics)

1. (medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures

   He was prescribed a course of antiepileptics.

Translations

a drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures

• Czech: antiepileptikum n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: antiepilético m