Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sedation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sedation \Se*da"tion\, n. [L. sedatio.]
The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] --Coles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sedation
n 1: a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by
the administrative of a sedative agent
2: the administration of a sedative agent or drug [syn: {drugging}]
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