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Antispasmodic

Definition: Antispasmodic

Antispasmodic

Noun

1. A drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles).

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Specialty Definitions: Antispasmodic

DomainDefinitions

Botanical

A substance used to alleviate sustained, often painful, contractions of the muscles. Abelmoschus, Adansonia, Annona, Aristolochia, Bocconia, Boerhaavia, Bursera, Calotropis, Cannabis, Capparis, Cassia, Ceiba, Cestrum, Chenopodium, Clavija, Croton, Datura, Dipteryx, Echinodorus, Eclipta, Indigofera, Justicia, Lawsonia, Melia, Moringa, Muntingia, Pandanus, Passiflora, Peperomia, Petiveria, Spondias, Swietenia, Tournefortia, Vernonia.. (references)

Health

An agent that relieves spasm. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Antispasmodic

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An antispasmodic is a drug that suppresses smooth muscle contraction, especially in tubular organs.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Antispasmodic."

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Synonyms: Antispasmodic

Synonyms: antispasmodic agent (n), spasmolytic (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Antispasmodic

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Moderation

Measure, juste milieu, golden mean, gr/ariston metron/gr moderator; lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum; rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, "poppy or mandragora"; wet blanket; palliative.

Remedy

Anthelmintic; antidote, antifebrile, antipoison, counterpoison, antitoxin, antispasmodic; bracer, faith cure, placebo; helminthagogue, lithagogue, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic; vermifuge, prophylactic, corrective, restorative; sedative; palliative; febrifuge; alterant, alterative; specific; antiseptic, emetic, analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive, antiinflammatory, antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, carminative; Nepenthe, Mithridate.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Antispasmodic

English words defined with "antispasmodic": antispasmodic agent, Antispastic, asafetida, Asafoetida, atropinebladderpod, blue pimpernel, blue skullcapCachunde, CastoreumIndian tobaccoLobelia inflatamad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weedScutellaria lateriflora, Spirit of nitrous ether. (references)
Specialty definitions using "antispasmodic": CLAVIJADicyclomine, DIPTERYX PANAMENSISFlavoxateGlycopyrrolateMUNTIGINIA CALABURAPhloroglucinol, PropanthelineTrihexyphenidyl. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Antispasmodic" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Romanian (antispasmodic).

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Non-Fiction Usage: Antispasmodic

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Treatment with antispasmodic drugs, such as baclofen, can help reduce spasticity. (references)

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Expression: Antispasmodic

Expression using "antispasmodic": antispasmodic agent. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Antispasmodic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

antispasmodic

9

antispasmodic drug

3

antispasmodic medication

2

antispasmodic elixir

2
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Modern Translations: Antispasmodic

Language Translations for "antispasmodic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

antispasmodika (spasm treatment), krampestillende middel (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

antispasmodicum, krampstillend middel (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug). (various references)

   

French

  

antispasmodique (a et sm), antispasmodique (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug). (various references)

   

German

  

Antispasmodikum (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug, spasmolysant, spasmolytic). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αντισπασμωδικό (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug). (various references)

   

Italian

  

antispastico (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

antispasmodicay

   

Portuguese

  

antispasmódico, antiespasmódico (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

antispasmodic. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

спазмолитическое средство/ .антиспазматический. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

antiespastico (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug), antiespasmodico (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug), antiespasmódico, anticonvulsivo (anticonvulsant, antispasmodic drug). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Antispasmodic

Derivations

Words beginning with "antispasmodic": antispasmodics. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Antispasmodic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: antipasmodic. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Antispasmodic"

Words rhyming with "antispasmodic" (pronounced 'An`ti*spas*mod"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Antispasmodic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-i-i-m-n-o-p-s-s-t"

-1 letter: adoptianisms, dipsomaniacs.

-2 letters: adoptianism, dipsomaniac, dipsomanias, miscaptions.

-3 letters: dipsomania, impactions, miscaption, staminodia.

-4 letters: actinisms, actinoids, adaptions, admission, ascidians, camisados, diapasons, impaction, impassion, iotacisms, mandiocas, midpoints, misadapts, mispaints, mispoints, monastics, mosaicist, opticians, saintdoms, satinpods, simoniacs, simpatico, spasmodic, spondaics.

-5 letters: acidosis, actinias, actinism, actinoid, adaption, adiposis, amitosis, amniotic, anatomic, animists, anopsias, anosmias, antacids, apomicts, ascidian, camisado, camisias.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-d-i-i-m-n-o-p-s-s-t"
 

+1 letter: antispasmodics.

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Alternative Orthography: Antispasmodic


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch;
Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, ‏فرنسي, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
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Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese;
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Russies, Rus, ‏الروسية, ‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;