lorazepam
noun
lor·az·e·pam lȯr-ˈa-zə-ˌpam 
: a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C15H10Cl2N2O2 used especially to relieve anxiety and insomnia and to control epileptic seizures
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The shipments contained at least 142 oxycodone tablets, 70 alprazolam tablets, 140 lorazepam tablets, 56 diazepam tablets and 56 Tylenol with codeine tablets. 
Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Nov. 2021 Among the drugs the FDA will allow compounders to make are five sedatives and anesthetics – etomidate, dexmedetomidine, ketamine, lorazepam, and midazolam. Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020 There has been a 51% increase in demand so far this month for half a dozen different sedatives and anesthetics: propofol, dexmedetomidine, etomidate, ketamine, lorazepam, and midazolam. Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 Mar. 2020 Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam can be helpful when taken on a short-term basis. Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020 The benzo family includes diazepam, or Valium; clonazepam, or Klonopin; lorazepam, or Ativan; chlordiazepoxide, or Librium; and the one most commonly known to the pop culture, alprazolan, or Xanax, among others. Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2019 The report identified the presence of amphetamine, methamphetamine, carboxy THC, gabapentine, lorazepam, mitragynine and norburprenorphine, according to crime lab toxicology supervisor Ariana Adeva. Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 22 Aug. 2019 His family derives some comfort from the knowledge that the medical examiner did not find lorazepam in Little Roy’s system. Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 17 July 2019 Benzodiazepines, such as as lorazepam and diazepam, are typically prescribed as a sleep aid and to treat anxiety. Mark Lieber, CNN, 13 Apr. 2018 See More
Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Nov. 2021 Among the drugs the FDA will allow compounders to make are five sedatives and anesthetics – etomidate, dexmedetomidine, ketamine, lorazepam, and midazolam. Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020 There has been a 51% increase in demand so far this month for half a dozen different sedatives and anesthetics: propofol, dexmedetomidine, etomidate, ketamine, lorazepam, and midazolam. Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 Mar. 2020 Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam can be helpful when taken on a short-term basis. Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020 The benzo family includes diazepam, or Valium; clonazepam, or Klonopin; lorazepam, or Ativan; chlordiazepoxide, or Librium; and the one most commonly known to the pop culture, alprazolan, or Xanax, among others. Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2019 The report identified the presence of amphetamine, methamphetamine, carboxy THC, gabapentine, lorazepam, mitragynine and norburprenorphine, according to crime lab toxicology supervisor Ariana Adeva. Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, 22 Aug. 2019 His family derives some comfort from the knowledge that the medical examiner did not find lorazepam in Little Roy’s system. Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 17 July 2019 Benzodiazepines, such as as lorazepam and diazepam, are typically prescribed as a sleep aid and to treat anxiety. Mark Lieber, CNN, 13 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from chlor- + -azepam (as in diazepam)
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
lorazepam
noun
lor·az·e·pam lȯr-ˈaz-ə-ˌpam
: a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C15H10Cl2N2O2 used especially to relieve anxiety and insomnia, to control status epilepticus, and as a premedication before surgery
Note: Lorazepam is marketed under the trademark Ativan.
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