noun
antispasmodic; spasmolytic; anticonvulsant
Medical term for a drug that relieves or prevents muscle spasms, cramps, or convulsions.
医師は腹痛に対して鎮痙薬を処方した。
The doctor prescribed an antispasmodic for the abdominal pain.
Compound of 鎮 (chin, 'suppress') + 痙 (kei, 'spasm') + 薬 (yaku, 'drug').