lorazepam

[ law-raz-uh-pam, luh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lorazepam¹

(ch)lor(o)- ² + (di)azepam

Example Sentences

He orders [more] shipments of propofol and midazolam … and lorazepam.

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