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Anticonvulsant vs Antiepileptic - What's the difference?

anticonvulsant | antiepileptic | Hypernyms |

Antiepileptic is a hypernym of anticonvulsant.



As nouns the difference between anticonvulsant and antiepileptic

is that anticonvulsant is an agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions while antiepileptic is a drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures.

As adjectives the difference between anticonvulsant and antiepileptic

is that anticonvulsant is acting as an anticonvulsant while antiepileptic is acting to prevent epilepic seizures.

anticonvulsant

English

Noun

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

    Adjective

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

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (pharmacy) Acting to prevent epilepic seizures
  • This drug has an antiepileptic effect.

    Hypernyms

    * anticonvulsant

    Derived terms

    * antiepileptically

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A drug which acts to prevent epileptic seizures
  • He was prescribed a course of antiepileptics .