(ăng″zī-ō-lĭt′ĭk)
[Pronunciation]
[L. anxietas, anxiety, + Gr. lysis, dissolution]
1. Counteracting or relieving anxiety.
2. A drug that relieves anxiety.
SYN: agent, antianxiety
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