ANTISPASMOD'IC, adjective [Gr. against, and from to draw.] Opposing spasm; resisting convulsions; as anodynes. ANTISPASMOD'IC, noun A remedy for spasm or convulsions, as opium, balsam of Peru, and the essential oils of vegetables.
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