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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

I was constantly looking outside myself for both stimulation and sedation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

This was followed by a spell in intensive care and 11 days' sedation.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

At the time, Dad had a wife under sedation who couldn’t bring herself to see the massively deformed baby she’d just given birth to.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge