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ANXIOLYTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
Synonyms:
antianxiety drug; anxiolytic; anxiolytic drug; minor tranquilizer; minor tranquilliser; minor tranquillizer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anxiolytic" is a kind of...):
antianxiety agent; ataractic; ataractic agent; ataractic drug; tranquilizer; tranquilliser; tranquillizer (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anxiolytic"):
benzodiazepine (any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency)
BuSpar; buspirone (a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety)
Dalmane; flurazepam; flurazepam hydrochloride (tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia)
Atarax; hydroxyzine; hydroxyzine hydrochloride; Vistaril (a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness)
Equanil; Meprin; meprobamate; Miltown (a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety)
oxazepam; Serax (a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal)
perphenazine; Triavil (tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults)
Derivation:
anxiolytic (anxiety relieving)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anxiety relieving
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
anxiety ((psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic)
Derivation:
anxiolytic (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)
Context examples:
Morphine preparations are used as analgesic, sedative, or anxiolytic agent, but are also abused as street drugs.
(Opiate, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic and sedative hypnotic properties.
(Oxazepam, NCI Thesaurus)
An analogue of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) with antiemetic, anxiolytic, appetite-stimulating, analgesic, and neuroprotective properties.
(Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol, NCI Thesaurus)
An imidazole derivate and active d-isomer of medetomidine with analgesic, anxiolytic and sedative properties.
(Dexmedetomidine, NCI Thesaurus)
An anxiolytic agent chemically and pharmacologically unrelated to benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/hypnotic drugs.
(Buspirone, NCI Thesaurus)
A triazolo-benzodiazepine derivative with sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic and anticonvulsant activities.
(Brotizolam, NCI Thesaurus)
A benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant properties.
(Clorazepate Dipotassium, NCI Thesaurus)
Most anxiolytic agents block the action of certain chemicals in the nervous system.
(Anxiolytic agent, NCI Dictionary)
A combination preparation containing the belladonna alkaloids atropine sulfate, hyoscyamine sulfate, and scopolamine hydrobromide, and the barbiturate phenobarbital with antispasmodic, anxiolytic and sedative activities.
(Belladonna/Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called anxiolytic and anxiolytic agent.
(Antianxiety agent, NCI Dictionary)
