noun
premedication
Premedication (noun) means the administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.
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The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.
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Etymology
From pre- + medication.
Rhymes for premedication
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
abortion
abrasion
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
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"premedication" (noun) means the administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.