[ al'preɪzə(ʊ)lam ]
■ noun Medicine a drug of the benzodiazepine group, used in the treatment of anxiety.
Origin
1970s: from al- of unknown origin + p(henyl) + (t)r(i)azol(e) + (-azep)am .
[ al'preɪzə(ʊ)lam ]
■ noun Medicine a drug of the benzodiazepine group, used in the treatment of anxiety.
Origin
1970s: from al- of unknown origin + p(henyl) + (t)r(i)azol(e) + (-azep)am .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004