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premedication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
pre-med-i-ca-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Pre medication.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pre- + medication.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

premedications (plural)

Antonyms

postmedication

Questions

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.
Where does premedication come from?
From pre- + medication.

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