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Anticonvulsant vs Ethosuximide - What's the difference?

anticonvulsant | ethosuximide |

As nouns the difference between anticonvulsant and ethosuximide

is that anticonvulsant is (pharmacology) an agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions while ethosuximide is a particular anticonvulsant drug.

As an adjective anticonvulsant

is (pharmacology) acting as an anticonvulsant.

anticonvulsant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
    • Hyponyms
    * See also

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.

    • ethosuximide

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A particular anticonvulsant drug.

    • External links

    * ("ethosuximide" on Wikipedia)