lorazepam, n. Pharm.
(lɔːˈreɪzɪpæm, -ˈræz-)
[f. chloro-2 + *-azepam.]
A benzodiazepine, C15H10Cl2N2O2 , which is used as a tranquillizer and hypnotic.
| 1969 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 25 Aug. 1213/1 (table) Lorazepam. 1975 Felton & Fowler Best, Worst, & Most Unusual 155 Lorazepam deadens sensation locally while the patient remains awake. However, it also induces postoperative amnesia, permanently blocking the patient from ever remembering the process. 1986 C. W. Thornber in C. A. Heaton Chem. Industry iv. 187 Lorazepam..is a close relative of temazepam but is used mostly as an anxiolytic and an injectable sedative. |