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sedation

[si-dey-shuhn] / sɪˈdeɪ ʃən /




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These adverse events included dizziness, sedation, and nausea, with increases described as moderate to large.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

Kotcheff’s daughter Kate Kotcheff said via email that he died peacefully while under sedation Thursday night in a hospital in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

In the weeks that followed, she underwent more surgeries, sedation and intubation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

The inquest heard a dog-handler was called to the scene and used a sedation dart to remove Zeus from the garden.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

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

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel