antiepileptic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ epileptic.

Adjective

antiepileptic (not comparable)

1. (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)

1. (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