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单词 sedation
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sedation

[ si-dey-shuhn ]
/ sɪˈdeɪ ʃən /
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noun Medicine/Medical.

the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
the state so induced.

Origin of sedation

1535–45; <Latin sēdātiōn- (stem of sēdātiō), equivalent to sēdāt(us) (see sedate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM sedation

o·ver·se·da·tion, noun

Words nearby sedation

Sedalia, sedan, sedan chair, Sedarim, sedate, sedation, sedative, Seddon, Sedecias, se defendendo, sedentary
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Example sentences from the Web for sedation

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  • Tonight he slept of weariness and exhaustion, not of the sedation given last night.

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  • The doctor had continually attempted to get her to take some form of sedation.

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British Dictionary definitions for sedation

sedation
/ (sɪˈdeɪʃən) /

noun

a state of calm or reduced nervous activity
the administration of a sedative
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for sedation

sedation
[ sĭ-dāshən ]

n.

Reduction of anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement by administration of a sedative agent or drug.
The state or condition induced by a sedative.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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