conscious sedation

noun

An anesthetic technique in which the patient remains awake but undergoes some of the usual effects of sedatives, including pain reduction, anterograde amnesia, etc.

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nounconscious sedation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn anesthetic technique in which the patient remains awake but undergoes some of the usual effects of sedatives, including pain reduction, anterograde amnesia, etc.
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