noun
an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles
• Syn: ↑gabapentin
• Hypernyms: ↑anticonvulsant, ↑anticonvulsant drug, ↑antiepileptic, ↑antiepileptic drug
Useful english dictionary. 2012.