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premedication

noun

Etymology

From pre- + medication.

  1. derived from medicātiō
  2. derived from médication
  3. inherited from medicacioun
  4. prefixed as premedication — “pre + medication”

Definitions

  1. The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to…

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

  2. Pre medication.

    • The retrospective study revealed that, in the acetaminophen group, the mean value of postmedication body temperature (BT) was significantly higher than that of the premedication BT.

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