Definition of anxiolytic in English:

anxiolytic

adjective ˌaŋzɪəˈlɪtɪkˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk

Medicine

(chiefly of a drug) used to reduce anxiety.
（多指药物）用于减轻焦虑的
Example sentencesExamples
- Sedatives are more properly called anxiolytic drugs.
- Although hypoxemia and anxiety may cause agitation and restlessness, anxiolytic medications should be administered only when the physician is prepared to intubate.
- Whilst this may be as a result of his anxiety it equally seems likely that this is a side effect of his anxiolytic drugs.
- Patients were not allowed to take antidepressant or anxiolytic drugs during the study.
- Grief mostly requires reassurance from friends and counseling by family physician with occasional small dose of anxiolytic medication.

noun ˌaŋzɪəˈlɪtɪkˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk

Medicine

A drug used to relieve anxiety.
（多指药物）用于减轻焦虑的
Example sentencesExamples
- Sedatives and anxiolytics should not be used alone to manage pain because they can mask the behavioral response to pain without providing analgesia.
- Antiepileptics, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics are drugs that may be used as sedatives.
- She had received counseling, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and sleep medication from her former physician, but in her opinion these had merely dulled her cognition and memory.
- Only two classes of drugs (hypnotics and anxiolytics, and antidepressants) were independently associated with an increased odds of falling.
- Smokers with a high level of anxiety symptoms could possibly benefit from anxiolytics as a smoking cessation intervention.

Origin

1960s: from anxiety + -lytic.

Definition of anxiolytic in US English:

anxiolytic

adjectiveˌaNGzēəˈlidikˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk

Medicine

(chiefly of a drug) used to reduce anxiety.
（多指药物）用于减轻焦虑的
Example sentencesExamples
- Grief mostly requires reassurance from friends and counseling by family physician with occasional small dose of anxiolytic medication.
- Sedatives are more properly called anxiolytic drugs.
- Whilst this may be as a result of his anxiety it equally seems likely that this is a side effect of his anxiolytic drugs.
- Although hypoxemia and anxiety may cause agitation and restlessness, anxiolytic medications should be administered only when the physician is prepared to intubate.
- Patients were not allowed to take antidepressant or anxiolytic drugs during the study.

nounˌaNGzēəˈlidikˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk

Medicine

An anxiolytic drug.
抗焦虑药
Example sentencesExamples
- Only two classes of drugs (hypnotics and anxiolytics, and antidepressants) were independently associated with an increased odds of falling.
- Smokers with a high level of anxiety symptoms could possibly benefit from anxiolytics as a smoking cessation intervention.
- Sedatives and anxiolytics should not be used alone to manage pain because they can mask the behavioral response to pain without providing analgesia.
- She had received counseling, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and sleep medication from her former physician, but in her opinion these had merely dulled her cognition and memory.
- Antiepileptics, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics are drugs that may be used as sedatives.

Origin

1960s: from anxiety + -lytic.

词汇	anxiolytic
释义	Definition of anxiolytic in English: anxiolytic adjective ˌaŋzɪəˈlɪtɪkˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk Medicine (chiefly of a drug) used to reduce anxiety. （多指药物）用于减轻焦虑的 Example sentencesExamples Sedatives are more properly called anxiolytic drugs. Although hypoxemia and anxiety may cause agitation and restlessness, anxiolytic medications should be administered only when the physician is prepared to intubate. Whilst this may be as a result of his anxiety it equally seems likely that this is a side effect of his anxiolytic drugs. Patients were not allowed to take antidepressant or anxiolytic drugs during the study. Grief mostly requires reassurance from friends and counseling by family physician with occasional small dose of anxiolytic medication. noun ˌaŋzɪəˈlɪtɪkˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk Medicine A drug used to relieve anxiety. （多指药物）用于减轻焦虑的 Example sentencesExamples Sedatives and anxiolytics should not be used alone to manage pain because they can mask the behavioral response to pain without providing analgesia. Antiepileptics, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics are drugs that may be used as sedatives. She had received counseling, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and sleep medication from her former physician, but in her opinion these had merely dulled her cognition and memory. Only two classes of drugs (hypnotics and anxiolytics, and antidepressants) were independently associated with an increased odds of falling. Smokers with a high level of anxiety symptoms could possibly benefit from anxiolytics as a smoking cessation intervention. Origin 1960s: from anxiety + -lytic. Definition of anxiolytic in US English: anxiolytic adjectiveˌaNGzēəˈlidikˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk Medicine (chiefly of a drug) used to reduce anxiety. （多指药物）用于减轻焦虑的 Example sentencesExamples Grief mostly requires reassurance from friends and counseling by family physician with occasional small dose of anxiolytic medication. Sedatives are more properly called anxiolytic drugs. Whilst this may be as a result of his anxiety it equally seems likely that this is a side effect of his anxiolytic drugs. Although hypoxemia and anxiety may cause agitation and restlessness, anxiolytic medications should be administered only when the physician is prepared to intubate. Patients were not allowed to take antidepressant or anxiolytic drugs during the study. nounˌaNGzēəˈlidikˌæŋziəˈlɪdɪk Medicine An anxiolytic drug. 抗焦虑药 Example sentencesExamples Only two classes of drugs (hypnotics and anxiolytics, and antidepressants) were independently associated with an increased odds of falling. Smokers with a high level of anxiety symptoms could possibly benefit from anxiolytics as a smoking cessation intervention. Sedatives and anxiolytics should not be used alone to manage pain because they can mask the behavioral response to pain without providing analgesia. She had received counseling, antidepressants, anxiolytics, and sleep medication from her former physician, but in her opinion these had merely dulled her cognition and memory. Antiepileptics, antipsychotics, and anxiolytics are drugs that may be used as sedatives. Origin 1960s: from anxiety + -lytic.
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