ethosuximide

9.9

A medicine that treats short seizures when a person stares and does not respond

noun
/ˌiːθoʊˈsʌksɪmaɪd/

Specialized

: etosuximida

The doctor prescribed ethosuximide to help control her absence seizures.

Examples

Patients often report improved seizure control when taking ethosuximide regularly.
After trying several medications, they found that ethosuximide was the most effective for his condition.
There are drugs that block sodium channels (carbamazepine, phenytoin) or calcium channels (ethosuximide).

Blog text (8)

Synonyms

antiepileptic drug

vsethosuximide

Specialized

1 4.1

A medicine that prevents or controls seizures in people with epilepsy

is one specific medicine used mainly for absence seizures

Emeside

vsethosuximide

Specialized

9.6

A medicine used to treat brief seizures in absence epilepsy

is the generic medical name rather than the brand name

antiepileptic

vsethosuximide

Specialized

5.5

A drug that prevents or controls seizures in people with epilepsy

is a single specific medicine for absence seizures

anticonvulsant drug

vsethosuximide

Specialized

4.2

A medicine that prevents or reduces seizures in people with epilepsy

is focused on one medicine used for absence seizures

Surface Forms

ethosuximide singular

ethosuximides plural

Etymology

Ethosuximide comes from two chemical parts: eth-, as in ethanol, meaning 'a small ethyl group', and suximide, from succinimide, meaning 'a chemical group'. So, ethosuximide is the chemical name for a medicine made from these parts, which is why the word names a drug used to control 'absence seizures'.