#benzodiazepine  any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
  subtype:  #alprazolam  #chlordiazepoxide  #diazepam  #estazolam  #lorazepam  #midazolam  #nitrazepam  #temazepam  #triazolam
  supertype:  #minor_tranquilizer__minortranquilizer__minor_tranquillizer__minortranquillizer__antianxiety_drug__antianxietydrug__anxiolytic__anxiolytic_drug  a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
     supertype:  #tranquilizer__tranquillizer__tranquilliser__antianxiety_agent__antianxietyagent__ataractic_drug__ataracticdrug__ataractic_agent__ataracticagent__ataractic  a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
        supertype:  #psychotropic_agent  a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness
           supertype:  #drug  a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
              supertype:  #agent.causal_agent  a substance that exerts some force or effect
                 supertype:  #causal_agent__cause__causal_agency  any entity that causes events to happen
                    supertype:  pm#thing_playing_some_role  category to classify things according to roles/viewpoints; classification under this category is application-dependant
                       supertype:  pm#thing__something___T__t___3D_or_4D_thing_or_anything_else  any category (type or individual) is instance of this type; any type is also a subtype of this type
        supertype:  #sedative-hypnotic_drug__sedative-hypnotic  a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
           supertype:  #sedative_drug__sedative__depressant__downer  a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
              supertype:  #medicament__medicine__medication__medicinal_drug__medicinaldrug  something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
                 supertype:  #drug  a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
              supertype:  #drug_of_abuse__street_drug  a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
                 supertype:  #drug  a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  supertype:  #muscle_relaxant  a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions
     supertype:  #relaxant  a drug or treatment that relaxes and relieves tension
        supertype:  #drug  a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

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