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sedation (iou)



sedation noun. M16.
[French sedation or Latin sedatio(n-), formed as SEDATE verb: see -ATION.]
The action of sedating a person or thing, now usu. with sedative drugs. Also, a state of sleep or quiet (as) produced by sedative drugs.