Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A drug, C18H13ClFN3, derived from diazepam and used in its hydrochloride form as a sedative and antianxiety agent, usually before surgery.

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  • noun medicine A benzodiazepine drug that has anxiolytic, amnestic, hypnotic and anticonvulsant activity

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  • noun an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[(i)midazol(e) + (diazep)am.]

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Examples

  • Secondary end points included prevalence and duration of delirium, use of fentanyl and open-label midazolam, and nursing assessments.

    JAMA current issue 2009

  • After receiving lorazepam, another sedative known as midazolam Versed and propofol, Jackson would have been too groggy to handle the infusion of more anesthetic through an IV pump, Dr Shafer said.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • After receiving lorazepam, another sedative known as midazolam Versed and propofol, Jackson would have been too groggy to handle the infusion of more anesthetic through an IV pump, Shafer said.

    The Australian | News 2011

  • After receiving lorazepam, another sedative known as midazolam Versed and propofol, Jackson would have been too groggy to handle the infusion of more anesthetic through an IV pump, Shafer said.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • After receiving lorazepam, another sedative known as midazolam Versed and propofol, Jackson would have been too groggy to handle the infusion of more anesthetic through an IV pump, Dr Shafer said.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • My friend is an anesthesiologist and she had this to say: So, versed (aka midazolam) is a benzodiazepine.

    Brad Ideas - Comments Anonymous 2010

  • They increased inhibition by using a drug called midazolam and found that people got much better at making hard choices.

    Top Headlines at CU Boulder 2010

  • My friend is an anesthesiologist and she had this to say: So, versed (aka midazolam) is a benzodiazepine.

    Brad Ideas - Comments anti 2010

  • My friend is an anesthesiologist and she had this to say: So, versed (aka midazolam) is a benzodiazepine.

    Brad Ideas - Comments Anonymous 2010

  • My friend is an anesthesiologist and she had this to say: So, versed (aka midazolam) is a benzodiazepine.

    Brad Ideas - Comments 2009

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