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proconvulsant

proconvulsant adjective: that produces convulsion.

Adjective

proconvulsant (not comparable)

  1. That produces convulsion
    • Typically, an insult is applied to the brain either via direct stimulation (e.g. kindling [1 ]), focal application of a toxin (e.g. tetanus [2 ]) or systemic administration of a proconvulsant agent (e.g. kainic acid [3 ], pilocarpine [4 ], or pentylenetetrazole [5 ].2016 February 25, “A Low Mortality, High Morbidity Reduced Intensity Status Epilepticus (RISE) Model of Epilepsy and Epileptogenesis in the Rat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Noun

proconvulsant (plural proconvulsants)

  1. A proconvulsant agent

Forms of proconvulsant

pluralproconvulsants

Origin of proconvulsant

From pro- + convulsant.

Questions about proconvulsant

What does proconvulsant mean?
Proconvulsant means that produces convulsion.
What part of speech is proconvulsant?
Proconvulsant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near proconvulsant in the dictionary

  1. procontrol
  2. proconvention
  3. proconvertase
  4. proconvertases
  5. proconvertin
  6. proconvulsant
  7. proconvulsants
  8. proconvulsive
  9. Procop
  10. procope
  11. Procopio

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