What does "premedication" mean?

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

Premedication

adj, noun

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Noun

1
The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered. countable, uncountable

Adjective

1
Pre medication. not-comparable
"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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postmedication

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"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."

Etymology

From pre- + medication.

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