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Dictionary: Val·i·um   (văl'ē-əm) pronunciation

A trademark used for the drug diazepam.


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Trademark for a preparation of diazepam. A tranquillizing drug used to treat anxiety and tension states and as an aid in sedation, first introduced in 1963, it belongs to the group of chemically related compounds called benzodiazepines, the first of which was synthesized in 1933. Side effects include drowsiness and muscular incoordination; physical dependence can result after prolonged use. The discovery of Valium and similar drugs led to a new era in psychopharmacology.

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(val-ee-uhm)

A common prescription tranquilizer; trademark for the drug diazepam.

Trademark for a preparation of diazepam, an anxiolytic and skeletal muscle relaxant. Also used as an appetite stimulant, particularly in cats.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - Valium

Nederlands (Dutch)
valium (kalmerend middel)

Français (French)
n. - (Pharm) valium

Deutsch (German)
n. - Valium

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Βάλιουμ, ονομασία δυνατού φαρμάκου που καταπολεμά το στρες

Italiano (Italian)
valium

Português (Portuguese)
n. - Valium (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
валиум (транквилизирующее средство)

Español (Spanish)
n. - Valium, droga utilizada como tranquilizante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Valium

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
镇静安眠药, 安眠镇定药

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鎮靜安眠藥, 安眠鎮定藥

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밸륨(정신 안정제; 상표명)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バリウム

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فاليوم ( دواء مهدئ)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ואליום, כדור ואליום, סוג של משכך כאבים‬


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