Search Result for "sedation":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
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]
The 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]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
