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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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