Meanings
nounpremedication (countable and uncountable, plural premedications)
plural premedications
- countableuncountablemedicineThe administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.
adjectivepremedication (not comparable)
- not comparablePre medication.
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.
2015 October 3, “Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Are Better than Acetaminophen on Fever Control at Acute Stage of Fracture”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Czech premedikace
- premedikaceadministration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic
German Prämedikation, Vormedikation
- Prämedikationadministration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic
- Vormedikationadministration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic
- medikamentöse Vorbehandlungadministration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic
Spanish premedicación
- premedicaciónadministration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic
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APA
premedication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premedication
MLA
“premedication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premedication. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premedication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premedication.
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