(n) :
a minor tranquillizer with sedative effects, taken to reduce anxiety
"2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium(R)). -- Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)"
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(n) :
a minor tranquillizer with sedative effects, taken to reduce anxiety
"2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium(R)). -- Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)"