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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures

   "He was prescribed a course of antiepileptics."

2. 2
   a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Acting to prevent epileptic seizures not-comparable

   "This drug has an antiepileptic effect."

Synonyms

All synonyms

anticonvulsantanticonvulsantanticonvulsant drugantiepileptic drugantiseizureepileptic

Example

More examples

"This drug has an antiepileptic effect."

Etymology

From anti- + epileptic.

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