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spas⋅mo⋅lyt⋅ic

  [spaz-muh-lit-ik] Medicine/Medical
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–adjective
1. of or noting spasmolysis.
–noun
2. a spasmolytic substance; antispasmodic.
Also, spas⋅mol⋅y⋅sant  [spaz-mol-uh-zuhnt] .

Origin:
1930–35; spasm + -o- + -lytic
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an·ti·spas·mod·ic   (ān'tē-spāz-mŏd'ĭk, ān'tī-)   
adj.  Relieving or preventing spasms, especially of smooth muscle.
n.  An antispasmodic agent. Also called spasmolytic.
spas·mo·lyt·ic   (spāz'mə-lĭt'ĭk)   
n.  See antispasmodic.
spas'mo·lyt'ic adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1spas·mo·lyt·ic
Pronunciation: "spaz-m&-'lit-ik
Function: adjective
: tending or having the power to relievespasms or convulsions <spasmolytic drugs> —spas·mo·lyt·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2spasmolytic
Function: noun
: a spasmolytic agent
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spasmolytic spas·mo·lyt·ic (spāz'mə-lĭt'ĭk)
adj.
Causing arrest of a spasm; antispasmodic. n.
Antispasmodic.

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