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sedation

[si-dey-shuhn] / sɪˈdeɪ ʃən /




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The treatment can stop decay without drilling, injections, or sedation.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Researchers also tracked nausea, vomiting, sedation levels, and length of hospital stay.

From Science Daily May 20, 2026

Adiche and her family have accused Euracare of negligence, saying medics denied Nkanu oxygen and gave him too much sedation, causing a cardiac arrest.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

In it, she said the medical director of Euracare had told Adichie her son "had received too much sedation", which subsequently caused him to have a heart attack.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2026

Only in two ways could I account for it: sedation and seasickness.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Maybe we are not so interested in perfection and its sedations after all.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2021

For example, she says, using general anesthesia for a colonoscopy when lesser sedations are sufficient can add thousands of dollars to a patient’s bill.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 20, 2012




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