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diazepam definition
di·az·epam (dī az′ə pam′)
noun
a tranquilizer, CHClNO, that relaxes muscles and prevents or inhibits convulsions
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diazepam Usage Examples
Converse of object
- prescribe: No other member of Mrs X's household had been prescribed diazepam.
Adjective modifier
- rectal: T raining is needed to be able to give rectal diazepam.
Modifies a noun
- tablet: I accept that no other members of Mrs X's household were holding diazepam tablets.
Noun used with modifier
- valium: Epilepsy in your queue of no eagerly nodded available valium diazepam.
Preposition: in
- treatment: Buccal midazolam is at least as effective as rectal diazepam in the acute treatment of children and adolescents iii.
Preposition: for
- treatment: Buccal midazolam and rectal diazepam for treatment of prolonged seizures in childhood and adolescence: a randomized trial.
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