benzodiazepine | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency | |
Related terms: | tranquilizer muscle_relaxant anxiolytic antianxiety_drug sedative midazolam estazolam diazepam nitrazepam restoril ativan chlordiazepoxide halcion alprazolam | |