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oxazepam

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[ok-saz-uh-pam] / ɒkˈsæz əˌpæm /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a benzodiazepine, C 1 5 H 1 1 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the management of anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.

Etymology

Origin of oxazepam

1960–65; (hydr)ox (y) + (benzodi)azep(in) , components of its chemical name + am(ide)

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