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📝 Before induction 💊 A preparation drug ⏳ Preparation period
preinduction

preinduction

8.1
A medicine given before anesthesia to help a patient relax
  • noun
  • /priːɪnˈdʌkʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : medicación preinductora
  • The doctor administered a preinduction medication to help the patient relax before surgery.

Examples

  • Patients often receive a preinduction drug to prepare them for anesthesia and minimize anxiety.

  • To ensure safety, a preinduction dose of anesthetic was given prior to the procedure.

  • After securing IV lines, preinduction parameters were monitored with a cardio scope, pulse oximeter, and NIBP.

    Academic text (2007)

  • So we avoided stress response during intubation with Inj. Esmolol 0.5 mg/kg and maintained heart rate and blood pressure near preinduction values.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

sedation
vspreinduction
  • Specialized
11 5.0

Giving medicine to make someone calm or sleepy before a medical treatment

is given before induction of anesthesia to prepare, not to produce calm or sleep
pretreatment
vspreinduction
  • Specialized
1 5.1

An action or product that prepares something before the main treatment

is applied specifically to a patient just before induction of anesthesia
premedication
vspreinduction
  • Specialized
4.5

A doctor gives medicine before an operation to help a patient relax or reduce pain

is limited to use just before induction of anesthesia

Surface Forms

preinduction singular
preinductions plural

Morphology

preinduction = induction (semi-transparent) = pre + induction

Morphologically 'pre-' + 'induction' is clear, but the sense as a specific medication or dose given before anesthesia is technical and may not be inferable by all learners.

Etymology

Preinduction comes from pre- 'before' and induction 'the start', so a preinduction is a small medicine given before the main anesthesia to help the patient relax and get ready for the procedure.