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lor⋅az⋅e⋅pam

[law-raz-uh-pam, luh-]
–noun Pharmacology.
a benzodiazepine drug, C15H10Cl2N2O2, used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.
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lor·az·e·pam   (lôr-āz'ə-pām')   
n.  A whitish powder, C15H10Cl2N2O2, that acts as a sedative and antianxiety agent and is used therapeutically to control seizures.

[(ch)lor(o)- + (di)azepam.]
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Main Entry: lor·az·e·pam
Pronunciation: lor-'az-&-"pam
Function: noun
: an anxiolytic benzodiazepineC15H10Cl2N2O2 —see ATIVAN
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