azaspirodecanedione

azaspirodecanedione definition - medical

a·za·spi·ro·dec·ane·di·one (āˌzə-spīˌrō-dĕkˌān-dīˈōnˌ)

noun
A class of antianxiety agents that are chemically and pharmacologically unrelated to other classes of sedative and anxiolytic drugs.

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