antispasmodic

British  

/ ˌæntɪspæzˈmɒdɪk /

adjective

1. preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle

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noun

1. an antispasmodic drug

Example Sentences

In addition to morphine, these include thebaine, a precursor to the pain relievers oxycodone and hydrocondone, as well as commonly used antispasmodic compounds, antibiotics, and anticancer agents.

From Science Magazine • May 18, 2015

Dispensatory: This plant “produces no very obvious effects,” but some doctors regard it as possessed of nervine, antispasmodic and tonic properties.

From The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 by Mooney, James

Dr. B., being the patient's physician, had the casting vote, and prepared the antispasmodic potion which Dr. Lucca and he had agreed upon; it was a strong infusion of valerian and ether, &c.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

This plant is used as an antispasmodic in asthma and chronic cough.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

We began now to use the remedy that we employ at home—the antispasmodic powder.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. by Various