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sedation

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007628

A state of calmness, relaxation, or sleepiness caused by certain drugs. Sedation may be used to help relieve anxiety during medical or surgical procedures or to help cope with very stressful events. Drugs that relieve pain may be used at the same time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007628
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007628",
  "term": "sedation",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A state of calmness, relaxation, or sleepiness caused by certain drugs. Sedation may be used to help relieve anxiety during medical or surgical procedures or to help cope with very stressful events. Drugs that relieve pain may be used at the same time.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sedation/"
}

Record 14,780 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.