noun
lorazepam
law-RAY-zih-pam
noun
1
A prescription medicine from the benzodiazepine family, mainly used to treat anxiety.
"The doctor prescribed a low dose of lorazepam for her panic attacks."
How to Use Lorazepam
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn anti-anxiety medication in the same drug family as Valium.
When to use it
Medical/pharmaceutical term.
Word Forms
lorazepams plural
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Etymology
The name combines "chlor-" (referring to a chlorine atom in its structure) with "-azepam," the ending used for drugs in the diazepam family.