a. and sb. Med. [f. ANTI- 3 + L. convellent-em, pr. pple. of convell-ĕre to convulse.] A. adj. Of use against convulsions. B. sb. An anti-convulsive.
1876. Harley, Mat. Med., 348. Dr. Mitchell used it in convulsions in 1871, and advocated its use as an anticonvellent in eclampsia.
