sedation

3 definitions found

sedation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sedation \Se*da"tion\, n. [L. sedatio.]
     The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] --Coles.
     [1913 Webster]

sedation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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:
         sedation, drugging]

sedation - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "sedation":
     catalepsy, coma, encephalitis lethargica, high, lethargy,
     narcohypnosis, narcolepsy, narcoma, narcosis, narcotic stupor,
     narcotization, nod, shock, sleeping sickness, sopor, stupor, swoon,
     thanatosis, trance