diazepam

See also: diazepám

English

Etymology

From (benzo)diazep(ine) + -am of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daɪˈæzəpæm/

Noun

diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)

(pharmacology) A minor tranquillizer of the benzodiazepine family, with sedative effects, taken to reduce anxiety.
- 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)

Synonyms

valium

Translations

minor tranquillizer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 地西泮 (zh) (dìxīpàn)
Dutch: diazepam (nl)
Finnish: diatsepaami (fi)
French: diazépam (fr) m
German: Diazepam n
Greek: διαζεπάμη f (diazepámi)

Hungarian: diazepám (hu)
Japanese: ジアゼパム (jiazepamu)
Portuguese: diazepam m
Russian: диазепа́м m (diazepám), сибазо́н m (sibazón), рела́ниум m (relánium), седуксе́н (ru) m (seduksén)
Spanish: diazepam m
Thai: please add this translation if you can

Portuguese

Noun

diazepam m (uncountable)

(pharmacology) diazepam (minor tranquillizer, benzodiazepine)

Spanish

Noun

diazepam m (plural diazepams)

diazepam

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