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midazolam

UK/mʌɪˈdeɪ.zə(ʊ).lam/US/mɪˈdæz.əˌlæm/

midazolam noun: 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.

midazolam: a sedative of the benzodiazepine class, used (as the hydrochloride) chiefly as a premedication for...
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Noun

midazolam (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • I got the vial of midazolam out of the crash trolley and squeezed the contents into the patientʼs mouth.2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 127

Origin of midazolam

Blend of (i)midazole + -azepam.

Words formed from midazolam

  • midazolam hydrochloride

Questions about midazolam

What does midazolam mean?
Midazolam means 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.
What part of speech is midazolam?
Midazolam is a noun.
How do you pronounce midazolam?
Midazolam is pronounced /mʌɪˈdeɪ.zə(ʊ).lam/ (UK).

Words near midazolam in the dictionary

  1. midautumn
  2. midautumns
  3. midaxillar
  4. midaxillary
  5. midaz
  6. midazolam
  7. midback
  8. midbacks
  9. midband
  10. midbands
  11. midbark

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