midazolam
English
Etymology
Blend of (i)midazole + -azepam.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mʌɪˈdeɪ.zə(ʊ).lam/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɪˈdæz.əˌlæm/
Noun
midazolam (uncountable)
- (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
- “midazolam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “midazolam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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