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benzodiazepine

/ben-zoh-dahy-az-uh-peen, -ey-zuh-/US // ˌbɛn zoʊ daɪˈæz əˌpin, -ˈeɪ zə- //UK // (ˌbɛnzəʊdaɪˈeɪzəˌpiːn) //

苯二氮卓类药物,苯二氮类,苯二氮类药物,苯二氮卓

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pharmacology.

    • : any of a family of minor tranquilizers that act against anxiety and convulsions and produce sedation and muscle relaxation.

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Examples

  • It reduced the number of patients receiving opioids and benzodiazepines together, a combination that has often led to death, by 87 percent in the same timeframe.

  • Patients with underlying mental health conditions might take daily medications, while physicians sometimes prescribe a limited number of benzodiazepines for flustered fliers to take before or during a flight.

  • Only marijuana and benzodiazepines – the family of drugs that includes Xanax and Valium – were found in his urine when he arrived, police records show.