sedation
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noun
- The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.“The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.”
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druggingsedativeanesthesiaanaesthesiamedicationcomadopingsomnolencesleepinessdrowsinesssleepcalmingsoothingnarcotizationpacificationtranquillization
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incoordinationpropofolmiosisanalgesiaextrapyramidaldiazepamanxiolytichaloperidolanticholinergicslurred