1) Anaesthetic 2) Ataractic 3) Ataraxic 4) Calmant 5) Calming drug 6) Calming substance 7) Dart 8) Depressant 9) Drug 10) Hospital administration 11) Remedy for irritation 12) Sleeping pill 13) Soporific 14) Tending to calm 15) Tranquilising 16) Tranquilizer 17) Tranquilizing 18) Type of medication
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1) Ataractic 2) Ataraxic 3) Benzodiazepine 4) Calming 5) Depressant 6) Doriden 7) Downer 8) Drug 9) Glutethimide 10) Hypnotic 11) Opate 12) Opiate 13) Painkiller 14) Soothing 15) Tranquilising 16) Tranquilizing 17) Tranquilliser 18) Tranquillizer
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A sedative or tranquilizer (or tranquilliser, see American and British English spelling differences) is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement. At higher doses it may result in slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. Doses of sedatives such as benzodiazepines, when used as a h...
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Substance that exerts a soothing or tranquillizing effect.
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• (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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(L. sedativus) 1. allaying activity and excitement. 2. an agent that allays excitement.
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(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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A drug or substance used to calm a person down, relieve anxiety, or help a person sleep.
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Any substance that promotes calm, relaxation and/or sleep.
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Calms the nerves, anxiety, allays excitement, induces relaxation, promotes drowsiness and is conducive to sleep.
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<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. ... Examples include: diazepam, chlordiazepoxide, al...
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(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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calming, allaying excitement or pain
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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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Sed'a·tive noun (Medicine) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain.
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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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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 accidentally combined, as in the case of combining prescripti...
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Sedative herbs are used to relieve irritability and promote calm, relax and tranquil feelings.
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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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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 depression (slowed breathing). A drug that calms ....
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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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sedative drug noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
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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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Herbs that can strongly quiet the nervous system. Black Cohosh, Celery, Chamomile, Cramp Bark, Hops, Motherwort, Passion Flower, Red Clover, Saw Palmetto, Skullcap, St. John's Wort, Valerian, Wild Yam.
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Soothing. Reduces irritation, anxiety and distress
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