Antispasmodic

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 4

(an-te-spas-mod'-ik). 1. Tending to relieve spasm. 2. An agent allaying or relieving convulsions or spasmodic pains, as the narcotics, the nitrites, etc. Antispastic (an-te-spas' -tik). I. Revulsive; counter-irritant. 2. Antispasmodic. revulsive agent. 4. That which counteracts spasm. An antispasmodic.