sedation
pronunciation
How to pronounce sedation in British English:
UK [sɪˈdeɪʃn]
How to pronounce sedation in American English:
US [sɪˈdeʃən]
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- Noun:
- a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent
- the administration of a sedative agent or drug
Word Origin
- sedation (n.)
- early 15c., "alleviation of pain;" 1540s, "act of making calm," from Middle French sédation and directly from Latin sedationem (nominative sedatio) "a quieting, assuaging, a calming," noun of action from past participle stem of sedare (see sedate (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Sedation is a great start .
- 2. Palliative sedation for terminally ill cancer patients .
- 3. Britain also has a higher than average incidence of " terminal sedation " , where patients are kept unconscious until they die .
- 4. A nurse or technologist will insert an intravenous ( iv ) line into a vein in your hand or arm so that sedation medication can be given intravenously .
- 5. The fda issued a not-approvable letter in february 2008 for the long-acting version of olanzapine , saying it required additional information to better understand the risk and underlying cause of excessive sedation tied to the injections in a small percentage of clinical trial patients .