Definition of carbamazepine in English:
 carbamazepine
nounˌkɑːbəˈmeɪzɪpiːnˌkärbəˈmazəpēn
mass nounMedicine A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The relative efficacy of benzodiazepines versus lithium, carbamazepine, verapamil, and valproic acid is unknown.
 -  NAC may also lower serum levels of the anti-convulsant drug carbamazepine.
 -  The most useful drugs are anticonvulsants, especially gabapentin and carbamazepine, and tricyclic antidepressants, especially amitriptyline.
 -  Drug interactions with phenobarbital, phenytoin and carbamazepine may lower tricyclic antidepressant levels.
 -  Other medications that have caused occasional interaction during the perioperative period include fentanyl, carbamazepine, and pentazocine.
 
Origin
  
1960s: from carbo- + amide, on the pattern of benzodiazepine.