SPASMOLYTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spasmolytic mean? 

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

1. a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPASMOLYTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antispasmodic; antispasmodic agent; spasmolytic

Hypernyms ("spasmolytic" 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 "spasmolytic"):

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)

 Context examples 

The trefoil factor (TFF) family comprises the gastric peptides pS2/TFF1 and spasmolytic peptide (SP)/TFF2, and the intestinal trefoil factor (ITF)/TFF3.

(Mucosal Healing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)