1. (Units) Also called: statute mile a unit of length used in the UK, the US, and certain other countries, equal to 1760 yards.
Valium is a benzodiazepine with properties of being a sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, amnestic and muscle relaxant drug. Valium is generally used to treat short term moderate to severe anxiety or insomnia.
2. Valium { diazepam } is of course a sedative and is used in dogs and cats for such things as a tranquiliser where stressful events are going to occur such fireworks, to facilitate minor procedures such as nail clipping in nervous dogs, to treat convulsions and epilepsy and also as a muscle relaxant.