National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Antianxiety Agent

Synonyms

Anxiolytic Agent

anxiolytic agent

Antianxiety Agent

Minor Tanquilizer

Anxiolytic

anxiolytic

Definitions

Any agent used to treat anxiety.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28197

ALT_DEFINITION

A drug used to treat symptoms of anxiety, such as feelings of fear, dread, uneasiness, and muscle tightness, that may occur as a reaction to stress. Most anxiolytic agents block the action of certain chemicals in the nervous system.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35474

code

C28197

DEFINITION

Any agent used to treat anxiety.

FULL_SYN

Anxiolytic Agent

anxiolytic agent

Antianxiety Agent

Minor Tanquilizer

Anxiolytic

anxiolytic

label

Antianxiety Agent

Legacy Concept Name

Anxiolytic

Preferred_Name

Antianxiety Agent

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C28197

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0040616

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78272

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