sedation

sɪˈdeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of sedation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

act of calming using sedatives

TECH.

The doctor recommended sedation before the procedure.
Sedation helped the patient remain calm during surgery.
The dentist suggested sedation to ease the child's anxiety.

anesthesia

calming

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Expressions with sedation

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conscious sedation

medical technique keeping patient awake but relaxed

The dentist used conscious sedation for the tooth extraction.

put under sedation

give medicine to make someone calm or sleepy

The doctor will put you under sedation before surgery.

under sedation

adj.

in a state caused by calming medicine

The patient is under sedation during the surgery.

Origin of sedation

Latin, sedatio (calming)

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put an animal to sleep

veterinary

make an animal sleep using sedation

drugging

adj.

medical

causing sedation or unconsciousness through drugs

narcosis

clinical sedation

deep sleep or dulled awareness from certain compounds

nonnarcotic

adj.

medical drugs

not causing addiction, sedation, or euphoria

nonsedating

adj.

medical

not causing drowsiness or sedation

promethazine

allergy nausea sedation

medicine for allergies, nausea, and strong sedation in hospitals

tolazoline

veterinary

compound reversing sedation in animals

tranquillizer

animal sedation

device for administering sedatives to animals

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French:sédation, ...
German:Sedierung, ...
Italian:sedazione, ...
Spanish:sedación, ...
Portuguese:sedação, ...
Chinese:镇静, ...
Japanese:鎮静, ...
Arabic:تهدئة, ...
Hebrew:הַרְדָּמָה, ...
Russian:седация, ...
Ukrainian:седація, ...
Hindi:प्रशमन, ...
Bengali:সিডেশন, ...
Catalan:sedació, ...
Czech:sedace, ...
Danish:sedation, ...
Dutch:sedatie, ...
Greek:καταστολή, ...
Hungarian:szedáció, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យស្ងប់ដោយថ្នាំងងុយ, ...
Korean:진정, ...
Persian:آرام‌بخشی, ...
Polish:uspokojenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):sedação, ...
Romanian:sedare, ...
Swedish:sedering, ...
Thai:การให้ยากล่อมประสาท, ...
Turkish:sedasyon, ...
Vietnamese:sự an thần, ...

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