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sedation hold

noun/sɪˈdeɪʃən həʊld/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A planned daily interruption of sedative infusions to assess neurological status and readiness to wean.

During the morning sedation hold he opened his eyes and obeyed commands.

Similar: daily sedation interruption, sedation break

Topic: Critical care in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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