anti spas is

[In Port. antispase; Gr. αντισπασις ( anti spas is ) = a drawing back of the humours of the body; ἀντισπάω ( antispaō ) = to draw the contrary way: ἀντί ( anti ) = against, and σπάω ( spao ) = to draw.] Med. The revulsion of any fluid in the body from one part to another. ăn-ti-spăș-mod-ic, * ăn-ti-spăș-modick, a . & s . [From Gr. ἀντί ( anti ) = against, and Eng. spasmodic. In Fr. anti spas modi que ; Port. antispasmodico . From Gr. ἀντισπασμός ( anti spas mos ) = an anti-spasmodic: ἀντί ( anti ) = back, and σπασμός ( spasmos ) = (1)a drawing, (2) a convulsion; σπάω ( spaō ) = to draw.] A. As adjective: Deemed of use against spasms or convulsions. B. As substantive: A medicine designed to counteract or allay spasms. Garrod makes anti-spasmodics the 1st order of his Sub-cla 3. They are of two kinds: (1) Direct Antispasmodics, or Spinal Tonics, of which the chief are a afœtid a, valerian, musk, castor, 249 various oils, camphor, .; (2) Indirect Antspasmodics, as conium, bromide of pota ium, salts of silver, hydrocyanic acid, belladonna, stramonium, henbane, opium, chloroform, , (Garrod: Materia Medica .)