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    ANTISPASMODIC AGENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    antispasmodic; antispasmodic agent; spasmolytic

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("antispasmodic agent" is a kind of...):

    medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antispasmodic agent"):

    atropine (a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides)

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