Antispasmodic

/ˌæntiːspæzˈmɒdɪk/ adjective

Effective at preventing or relieving muscle spasms and involuntary muscle contractions.

From anti- (against) + spasmodic (from Greek spasmos, a spasm or convulsion, from span, to pull). The term developed in medicine and pharmacology as treatments were discovered for conditions causing painful muscle contractions.

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