a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
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the administration of a sedative agent or drug
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Sedation \Se*da"tion\, n. [L. sedatio.] The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] --Coles.
A drug commonly prescribed for sedation and relief of cold symptoms is linked to sudden infant death syndrome and should not be sold without a prescription, a public interest research group said Monday.
One of the Arabs admitted under sedation to being part of a 400-man elite Ceausescu guard committed to holding out until death if needed for the defense of Ceausescu, said one of the doctors, asking that he not be named.
The audio portion of the ad has Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., quipping that Wilson votes better "under sedation." Wilson calls the ad "the ugliest and most mean-spirited commercial of 1990."
"Her whole future is ahead of her now." After the second operation, Alyssa was awake, active and moving around, although she remained on sedation and a ventilator, Broelsch said.
They have been under sedation at times.
Should there be any sedation, that is done by the medical attendant," she told reporters.
Root remained in stable condition today under heavy sedation after undergoing three hours of exploratory surgery.