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sedation

/si-dey-shuhn/US // sɪˈdeɪ ʃən //UK // (sɪˈdeɪʃən) //

镇静剂,镇静,镇定,镇定剂

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Medicine/Medical.

    • : the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
    • : the state so induced.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmoderation
as inmoderateness

Examples

  • I’d like to believe she read it and that she went into sedation knowing what she meant to me.

  • In healthy people, we found that VTA function was restored after withdrawal of sedation.

  • Palliative sedation would have relieved her pain, it is true.

  • After being shot in the head, Rep. Giffords is under sedation and responding to simple commands.

  • There are benzodiazapine receptors in the brain, but those are the kinds that are sought out for sedation, not sexual excitement.

  • The doctor had continually attempted to get her to take some form of sedation.

  • The edge of his jaw is ringed with a black, tarry substance that grows more viscous the longer Rip is under sedation.

  • Kelly reached into a coverall pocket and produced another sedation hypo.

  • Later we can call a doctor over from the hospital to put them under sedation before they're taken out.

  • Workers for the lunar mines could make the trip under heavy sedation.