spasmolytic

[ spaz-muh-lit-ik ]
/ ˌspæz məˈlɪt ɪk /
Medicine/Medical

adjective

of or noting spasmolysis.

noun

a spasmolytic substance; antispasmodic.
Also spas·mol·y·sant [spaz-mol-uh-zuh nt] /spæzˈmɒl ə zənt/.

Origin of spasmolytic

First recorded in 1930–35; spasm + -o- + -lytic

Medical definitions for spasmolytic

spasmolytic
[ spăz′mə-lĭtĭk ]

adj.

Causing arrest of a spasm; antispasmodic.

n.

Antispasmodic.