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Sedation   /sədˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Sedation

noun
1.
A state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent.
2.
The administration of a sedative agent or drug.  Synonym: drugging.





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"Sedation" Quotes from Famous Books



... wrapped him in a warm blanket, and put him to bed on the cot in the ambulance with two of them watching over him. In the presence of so many solicitous strangers, Jimmy's shock and fright diminished. The sedation took hold. He dropped off in a light doze that grew less fitful as time went on. By the time the official accident report program was over, Jimmy Holden was fast ...
— The Fourth R • George Oliver Smith
... the adynamic pneumonia of the older veterinarians, who did not recognize any essential difference in its nature from an ordinary inflammation of the lungs, except in the profound sedation of the force of the animal affected with it, which is a prominent symptom from the outset of the disease. Again, this same prostration of the vital force of the animal, combined with the staggering movement ...
— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture


Words linked to "Sedation" :   physiological condition, sedate, physiological state, physical condition, giving medication, administration


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