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sedation
noun se·da·tion \si-ˈdā-shən\
: a relaxed, calm, or sleepy condition that results from taking a drug (called a sedative)
: the act of giving a person or animal a drug that causes calmness or relaxation
Full Definition of SEDATION
1
: the inducing of a relaxed easy state especially by the use of sedatives
2
: a state resulting from or as if from sedation
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First Known Use of SEDATION
1543
Rhymes with SEDATION
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sedation
noun se·da·tion \si-ˈdā-shən\
Medical Definition of SEDATION
1
: the inducing of a relaxed easy state especially by the use of sedatives
2
: a state resulting from sedation—see conscious sedation, deep sedation
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