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diazepam

The correct spelling is diazepam.

How to pronounce diazepam

noun

IPA: /dʌɪˈeɪ.zɪp.æm/

Say it like: Dia-zep-am

The correct spelling is diazepam. A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety. For example: "2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)"

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2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.

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