Diazepam

//dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety. countable, uncountable

    "2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)"

  2. 2
    a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning wordnet

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valiumvalium

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"2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)"

Etymology

From (benzo)diazep(ine) + am(ide).

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