sedation

[ si-dey-shuhn ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
2. the state so induced.

sedation

/ sɪˈdeɪʃən /

noun

1. a state of calm or reduced nervous activity
2. the administration of a sedative

Other Words From

• over·se·dation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sedation¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin sēdātiōn-, stem of sēdātiō; equivalent to sedate + -ion

Example Sentences

Dr Cockroft said that after Ms Skripal woke he tried to ask if anyone had attacked them but "by that stage the sedation was beginning to take hold".

From BBC

Doctors are gradually reducing the sedation and monitoring her son 24-hours-a-day.

From BBC

What initially seems like seduction begins to feel like sedation, and the movie nearly loses itself in its drowsy rhythm.

From Salon

Two weeks before Perry’s death, the FDA warned consumers about ketamine's off-label use, noting “the lack of monitoring for adverse events, such as sedation and dissociation, by an onsite health care provider may put patients at risk”.

From BBC

There was no evidence that linked her to the crime other than a confession she gave under heavy sedation in a psychiatric hospital, a review into her case found.

From BBC

Related Words

• calmness
• fairness
• patience
• restraint