The meaning of Convulsant

Convulsant – definition

adjective
(chiefly of drugs) producing sudden and involuntary muscle contractions.
Usage examples:
Some users, however, report that they become more sensitive to cocaine's anesthetic and convulsant …

noun
A convulsant drug.
Usage examples:
Seizures could be nonepileptic if evoked in the normal brain by treatments, such as electric shock …

noun
A substance that prevents or improves a medical condition in which someone's body shakes violently with sudden uncontrolled movements
Usage examples:
Anticonvulsants are used in the treatment of epilepsy., she believes she should have been told to c…

Convulsant translation into English

Convulsant: translate from English into Chinese

惊厥

Convulsant: translate from English into Dutch

Stuiptrekkend

Convulsant: translate from English into French

Convulsif

Convulsant: translate from English into German

Krampfhaft

Convulsant: translate from English into Hindi

आक्षेपक, आक्षेपकारी

Convulsant: translate from English into Italian

Convulso

Convulsant: translate from English into Korean

경련

Convulsant: translate from English into Russian

Конвульсивный

Convulsant: translate from English into Spanish

Convulsivo

Word origin

late 19th century: from French, from convulser, from Latin convuls- ‘pulled violently, wrenched’, from the verb convellere (see convulse).

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Convulsant – similar words

convulses

verb
Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.
Usage examples:
She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

verb
To shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control
Usage examples:
[ i ] the audience convulsed with laughter., convulsive laughter/sobs

All meanings and translations of Convulses

convulsed

verb
Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.
Usage examples:
She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

verb
Past simple and past participle of convulse
Usage examples:
To convulse with pain, a racking cough convulsed her whole body.

All meanings and translations of Convulsed

convulse

verb
Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.
Usage examples:
She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

verb
To shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control
Usage examples:
[ i ] the audience convulsed with laughter., convulsive laughter/sobs

All meanings and translations of Convulse

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