antiepileptic

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ epileptic

Adjective

antiepileptic (not comparable)

(pharmacology) Acting to prevent epileptic seizures
This drug has an antiepileptic effect.

Hypernyms

anticonvulsant

Derived terms

antiepileptically

Translations

acting to prevent epilepic seizures

Hungarian: antiepilepsziás
Portuguese: antiepilético

Noun

antiepileptic (plural antiepileptics)

(medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
He was prescribed a course of antiepileptics.

Translations

a drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures

Czech: antiepileptikum n
Hungarian: antiepileptikum
Portuguese: antiepilético m

See also

neurostabilizer

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