Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles;
acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA;
can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning;
[syn: diazepam, Valium]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
diazepam
n 1: a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety
and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions
of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an
anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning [syn:
diazepam, Valium]