SEDATION


Meaning of SEDATION in English

■ noun the administering of a sedative drug to produce a state of calm or sleep.

↘a state of calm or sleep produced by a sedative.

Origin

C16: from Fr. sédation or L. sedatio(n-) , from sedare (see sedate 1 ).

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