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Word: Sedation
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French sédation or Latin sedatio(n-), from sedare ‘settle’ (see sedate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪˈdeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of administering a sedative drug to produce a state of calm or sleep
Short Definition:action of administering sedative drug to produce state of calm or sleep
Examples:- he was distraught with grief and under sedation
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