Moderate sedation
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| Moderate sedation | |
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| Term | Moderate sedation |
| Short definition | moderate sedation - (pronounced) (MAH-deh-rut seh-TAG-shy) A level of sedation where a person sleeps but wakes up when spoken to or touched. Moderate sedation is caused by specific medications and is used to relieve anxiety during certain medical or surgical procedures. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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moderate sedation - (pronounced) (MAH-deh-rut seh-TAG-shy) A level of sedation where a person sleeps but wakes up when spoken to or touched. Moderate sedation is caused by specific medications and is used to relieve anxiety during certain medical or surgical procedures. At the same time, pain-relieving medication can be administered. Also called conscious sedation
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