Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of chemical compounds with a common molecular structure and similar pharmacological effects, used as antianxiety agents, muscle relaxants, sedatives, hypnotics, and sometimes as anticonvulsants.
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- noun pharmacology Any of a class of
psychoactive drugs , structured upondiazepine , used in the treatment ofanxiety ,insomnia and other related disorders.
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- noun any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Valium, in this patient, we will appreciate how to want term benzodiazepine drugs feeding documents.
The Clog 2010
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The most common sleep-aid drugs, called benzodiazepine receptor agonists, alter the activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA, a neurotransmitter that is thought to facilitate sleep.
Dawn of A New Sleep Drug? Andrea Petersen 2011
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This is a drug called benzodiazepine.2 After a few weeks, he went back on the benzodiazepine, but now it was too late; it no longer stopped him from having attacks.
Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009
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When you are talking about pain pill -- or pain medications like Demerol -- and the Xanax falls into what is known as a benzodiazepine, big name, but a different class of drugs.
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This is a drug called benzodiazepine.2 After a few weeks, he went back on the benzodiazepine, but now it was too late; it no longer stopped him from having attacks.
Chuck Klosterman on Pop Chuck Klosterman 2009
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This is a drug called benzodiazepine.2 After a few weeks, he went back on the benzodiazepine, but now it was too late; it no longer stopped him from having attacks.
The American Radiohead Chuck Klosterman 2007
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A: Lorazepam Ativan is an anti-anxiety agent called a benzodiazepine.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Researchers from Switzerland and the United States found that so-called benzodiazepine drugs, such as Ativan, Xanax and Valium, exert a calming effect by boosting action of a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the same way as addictive drugs like opioids and cannabinoids.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Researchers from Switzerland and the United States found that so-called benzodiazepine drugs, such as Ativan, Xanax and Valium, exert a calming effect by boosting action of a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the same way as addictive drugs like opioids and cannabinoids.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Gerbstadt says some foods could theoretically work by mimicking powerful and potentially dangerous drugs such as benzodiazepine that boost the action of the brain chemical gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the central nervous system.
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