sedationnoun [ U ]
uk/siˈdeɪ.ʃen//səˈdeɪ.ʃen/specializedthe use of a drug or other means to make someone calm or to make them go to sleep:
Sedation is often given to allow a patient to be comfortable during a surgical or medical procedure.
She's under strong sedation and should not be disturbed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetist
- anesthesiology
- bolus
- dispense
- doping
- dose
- drug
- ED
- inject
- knock
- knock sb out
- overprescribe
- PCA
- prescribe
- put
- put sb on sth
- sedate
- self-medicate
- tranquillize