Look up: Sedative

1. sedative
   [n] - a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
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2. Sedative
   Any substance that promotes calm, relaxation and/or sleep.
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3. sedative
   Substance that exerts a soothing or tranquillizing effect.
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4. Sedative
   Drug given to relax you. Will often make you drowsy. Used before some medical procedures that are not usually done under general anaesthetic, for example bronchoscopy.
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5. sedative
   calming, allaying excitement or pain
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6. Sedative
   A depressant, which acts on the central nervous system to relieve anxiety and induce calmness/sleep (e.g. barbiturates, benzodiazepines).
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7. Sedative
   Calms the nerves, anxiety, allays excitement, induces relaxation, promotes drowsiness and is conducive to sleep.
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8. Sedative
   Sedative: A drug that calms a patient down, easing agitation and permitting sleep. Sedatives generally work by modulating signals within the central nervous system. These sedatives can dangerously depress important signals needed to maintain heart and lung function if they are misused or accidentall...
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9. sedative
   Drug that produces sedation.A central nervous system depressant used to produce sedation Category: Medicine • an agent that calms nervousness, irritability and excitement. In general, sedatives depress the central nervous system and tend to cause lassitude and reduced mental activity. Category: Medicine
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10. Sedative
    Sed'a·tive adjective [ Confer French sédatif .] Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize ; specifically (Medicine) , allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.
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11. Sedative
    Sed'a·tive noun (Medicine) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain.
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12. sedative
    <pharmacology> A medication with tranquilising properties. most sedatives (tranquillisers) can also promote sleep. Overdosage of a sedative medication can lead to dangerous respiratory depression (slowed breathing). A large group of medications with sedative effects are the benzodiazepines. .....
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13. sedative
    sedative drug noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
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14. sedative
    (sed´ә-tiv) decreasing irritability, excitement, or nervousness. an agent that does this. The usual mode of action is depression of the central nervous system, which tends to reduce mental activity. Sedatives are distinct from tranquilizers, which also have a calming effect but usually do not suppres...
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15. Sedative
    • (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain. • (a.) allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain. • (a.) Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
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16. sedative
    (from the article `drug use`) ...many sanctioned uses for drugs that exert an effect on the central nervous system. Consequently, there are several classes of nonnarcotic drugs ...
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17. sedative
    (L. sedativus) 1. allaying activity and excitement. 2. an agent that allays excitement.
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18. sedative
    sedative 1. A medication with tranquilizing properties. 2. Tending to calm or soothe. 2. Allaying irritability or excitement; assuaging pain; lowering functional activity. Most sedatives (tranquillizers) can also promote sleep. Overdosage of a sedative medication can lead to dangerous respiratory d...
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19. Sedative
    A drug depresses the central nervous system , which helps a person to relax and may make them feel sleepy. Sedatives are usually injected into a muscle and if used by themself, they do not take pain away. Sedtives and narcotics are often used together during the first stage of labor.
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20. sedative
    sedative, any of a variety of drugs that relieve anxiety. Most sedatives act as mild depressants of the nervous system, lessening general nervous activity or reducing the irritability or activity of a specific organ. Sedatives taken in small quantities are useful in relieving coughing, nausea, or co...
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21. sedative
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sed′ă-tiv Definitions: 1. Calming; quieting. 2. A drug that quiets nervous excitement; designated according to the organ or system on which specific action is exerted; cardiac, cerebral, nervous, respiratory, spinal.
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22. sedative
    Any drug that has a calming effect, reducing anxiety and tension. Sedatives in larger doses will induce sleep. Examples are barbiturates, narcotics, and benzodiazepines. Overdoses can be fatal
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23. sedative
    A drug or substance used to calm a person down, relieve anxiety, or help a person sleep.
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24. Sedative
    A `sedative` or `tranquilizer` (or `tranquilliser`, see American and British English spelling differences) is a substance that induces sedation by reducing accessdate=-->--> or Psychomotor agitation|excitement.--> At higher doses it may result in slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and s...
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