NEURONTIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Neurontin mean? 

• NEURONTIN (noun)
  The noun NEURONTIN has 1 sense:

1. an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

  Familiarity information: NEURONTIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEURONTIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gabapentin; Neurontin

Hypernyms ("Neurontin" is a kind of...):

anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))