premedication

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ medication

Noun

premedication (countable and uncountable, plural premedications)

(medicine) The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered

Translations

administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic

Czech: premedikace f

Spanish: premedicación (es) f

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