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  • noun Excessive sedation

Etymologies

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over- +‎ sedation

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Examples

  • "That's probably from oversedation," the doctor said, and the nurse -- who'd been pushing small amounts of Fentanyl whenever the patient started to come to -- looked stricken.

    Teamwork Susan Palwick 2007

  • "That's probably from oversedation," the doctor said, and the nurse -- who'd been pushing small amounts of Fentanyl whenever the patient started to come to -- looked stricken.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Susan Palwick 2007

  • Common class-wide side effects include oversedation, teratogenicity, exacerbation of depression, anxiety, and weight fluctuation.

    JAMA current issue 2009

  • Common class-wide side effects include oversedation, teratogenicity, exacerbation of depression, anxiety, and weight fluctuation.

    JAMA current issue 2009

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