midazolam

English

Chemical structure of midazolam

Etymology

Blend of (i)midazole + -azepam.

Pronunciation

Noun

midazolam (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A sedative of the benzodiazepine class, used (as the hydrochloride) chiefly as a premedication for anesthesia; 8-chloro-6-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-4H-imidazo[1,5-a][1,4]benzodiazepine, C18H13ClFN3.
    • 2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 127:
      I got the vial of midazolam out of the crash trolley and squeezed the contents into the patientʼs mouth.

Derived terms

  • midazolam hydrochloride

References

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