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spasmolytic

 
Dental Dictionary: spasmolytic
(spaz′mōlit′ik)
adj

Pertaining to a drug that reduces spasm in smooth or skeletal muscle.

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A drug that inhibits spasms.

Medical Dictionary: spas·mo·lyt·ic
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(spăz'mə-lĭt'ĭk)
adj.

Causing arrest of a spasm; antispasmodic.

n.

Antispasmodic.

Veterinary Dictionary: spasmolytic
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1. arresting or checking spasms.
2. an agent that arrests spasms, especially of smooth muscle.

WordNet: spasmolytic
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
  Synonyms: antispasmodic, antispasmodic agent


 
 
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