benzodiazepine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of benzodiazepine
First recorded in 1965–70; benz- + diazep(am) + -ine 2
Example Sentences
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More than 310,000 of the benzodiazepine patients also received muscle relaxants, another type of drug the Beers guidelines say seniors should avoid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
"When necessary, they can be sedated with something we know more about like a benzodiazepine," Russo said.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023
Other states replaced sodium thiopental with the benzodiazepine midazolam, which is also used as a sedative before medical procedures.
From Scientific American • Sep. 23, 2022
Following her pharmacologist’s advice, Laura first stopped Ativan, the benzodiazepine.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019
For example, a common way to break a seizure is to treat someone with a benzodiazepine such as Ativan or Valium.
From Slate • Jun. 28, 2017
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