sedation
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5.5
A calm, sleepy feeling after taking medicine that makes a person relax
- noun
- /sɪˈdeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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sedación
- The dentist explained that mild sedation would ease her anxiety during the treatment.
- sedation or drowsiness
- palliative sedation
- sedation and confusion
And the problem is that sedation is not sleep.
- And the problem is that sedation is not sleep.
- Not to protect them because you have sedation would of course influence a fall, right?
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Examples
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Yes, he'll need sedation.
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We've had him under sedation.
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And the problem is that sedation is not sleep.
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Is this woman under sedation?
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May I put him under sedation?
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The subjects are placed under light sedation and after a brief rest, fully recover within an hour or two.
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The major side effect is sedation, which tends to abate.
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He's under heavy sedation.
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She's under sedation.
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She's still under sedation.
Synonyms
7.1
To make someone calm with medicine
refers to the resulting calm or sleepiness after drug use
Antonyms
How Sedated
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Morphology
Etymology
Sedation comes from the Latin word sedare, which means 'to calm'. It is the same root as sedate and sedative, so sedation is the calm or sleepiness a drug brings to help a person relax.