Associations to the word «Sedation»

Wiktionary

SEDATION, noun. The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

Dictionary definition

SEDATION, noun. A state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent.
SEDATION, noun. The administration of a sedative agent or drug.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne