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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sedation \Se*da"tion\, n. [L. sedatio.]
     The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] --Coles.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sedation
       n 1: a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by
            the administrative of a sedative agent
       2: the administration of a sedative agent or drug [syn: {drugging}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "sedation":
     catalepsy, coma, encephalitis lethargica, high, lethargy,
     narcohypnosis, narcolepsy, narcoma, narcosis, narcotic stupor,
     narcotization, nod, shock, sleeping sickness, sopor, stupor, swoon,
     thanatosis, trance
  
  

















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