premedication
🇺🇸
/ˌpriːˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌpriːˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
noun
R
Medicine given before a medical procedure to prepare the patient.
The doctor recommended premedication to calm the patient before surgery.
translation
Medicine given before a medical procedure to prepare the patient.