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Sedation

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/sɪˈdeɪʃən/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, sedation means: Drugs given to make an animal calm, relaxed and sleepy while it still breathes on its own and can be woken. It is lighter than general anaesthesia.

In Turkish: sedasyon, sakinleştirme

How it is used

Used for X-rays, minor procedures and nervous or aggressive animals. Vets talk about light or heavy sedation and say the cat needs sedation; the drug is a sedative and the verb is sedate.

Example sentences

  1. We'll use sedation to clip and clean the wound, because she won't let us touch it.

  2. Most dental work in horses is done standing, under sedation.

Common collocations

  • light sedation
  • heavy sedation
  • under sedation
  • standing sedation
  • reverse the sedation
  • anaesthesiaA controlled state, produced with drugs, in which an animal feels no pain and is usually unconscious, so that surgery or other procedures can be done safely.
  • premedicationDrugs given before a general anaesthetic to calm the animal, reduce pain and lower the amount of anaesthetic needed. Usually shortened to premed.
  • radiographAn image of the inside of the body made with X-rays, used to look at bones, the chest and the abdomen.

More terms: Surgery and Anaesthesia

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