premedicationn.
/ˌpriːmɛdᵻˈkeɪʃn/, /prᵻˌmɛdᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌpriˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Medicine.
Medication given prior to a surgical operation or other procedure, usually to produce a degree of sedation; a drug used for this purpose.
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preparer1610
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premedication1920
premedicant1929
preanaesthetic1930
pre-med1964
1920 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 34 Suppl. 124/2 Many hospitals use more than one kind of premedication, depending on the type of operation and the condition of the patient.
1932 Brit. Jrnl. Anaesthesia 9 41 By premedication is understood a new conception of preanaesthetic medication, whereby the patient is rendered unconscious in his bed before the administration of the anaesthetic.
1965 J. Pollitt Depression & its Treatm. iv. 57 If an emergency operation must be performed.., the combination of chlorpromazine..and a barbiturate..is effective as premedication.
2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health i. 59 It [sc. promethazine] is sedating, so much so that it's used as a premedication for surgery by some anaesthetists.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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