sedation

About 1.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

   The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.

Similar words

drugging sedative anesthesia anaesthesia medication coma doping somnolence sleepiness drowsiness

Often followed by

and is or in with for may of to

Word family

sedations