Sedation

Noun

 * 1) The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.
 * The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.

Thesaurus
catalepsy, coma, encephalitis lethargica, high, lethargy, narcohypnosis, narcolepsy, narcoma, narcosis, narcotic stupor, narcotization, nod, shock, sleeping sickness, sopor, stupor, swoon, thanatosis, trance

Anagrams

 * astonied