What does "lorazepam" mean?

A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.

What is a synonym for "lorazepam"?

Common synonyms include: ativan, anxiolytic.

Pronounced //lɔːˈɹeɪ.zɪ.pam//.

/lɔːˈɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety. countable, uncountable
2
tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia wordnet

"I was involuntarily shot up with lorazepam and chlorpromazine."

From (ch)lor- + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).