premedication

About 0.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.
2. adjective Pre medication.

Similar words

atropine premed preanaesthetic preanesthetic pre-op premedicine premedic forecare preop prediagnosis

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