Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

    The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.

    Sedierung

More definitions
  • the administration of a sedative agent or drug
  • a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom was kept under sedation throughout the procedure.

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  2. Dan came out of sedation.

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Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
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Forms

plural: sedations
Singularsedation
Pluralsedations

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the administration of a sedative agent or drug:drugging

Word family

12 related words

See also

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