Moderate sedation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005451",
  "term": "Moderate sedation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A level of sedation in which a person is asleep but wakes when spoken to or touched. Moderate sedation is caused by special drugs and is used to help relieve anxiety during certain medical or surgical procedures. Drugs that relieve pain may be given at the same time. Also called conscious sedation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "conscious sedation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/moderate-sedation/"
}