Translations for convulsant in the English»French Dictionary

I.convulsant [Brit kənˈvʌls(ə)nt, Am kənˈvəlsənt] N

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1. convulsant MED:

convulsant

médicament m convulsivant

2. convulsant (drug):

convulsant

drogue f convulsivante

II.convulsant [Brit kənˈvʌls(ə)nt, Am kənˈvəlsənt] ADJ

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convulsant

qui provoque des convulsions, convulsivant spec

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Three years later, Valium hit the shelves and was ten times more effective as a muscle relaxant and anti-convulsant. en.wikipedia.org

It has convulsant effects with a similar mechanism of action to strychnine. en.wikipedia.org

Its effect is similar to picrotoxin, another cage convulsant. en.wikipedia.org

However, not all halogenated ethers have anesthetic effects, and some compounds such as flurothyl do the opposite and have stimulant and convulsant effects. en.wikipedia.org

These neurons become highly sensitized to convulsant agents. en.wikipedia.org

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