premedicated
Given drugs first
Premedicated describes someone who has been given medication in advance of a medical procedure, typically to reduce anxiety, prevent complications, or enhance the effects of subsequent treatment: The patient was premedicated before surgery.
The term also applies to those who have taken medication beforehand on their own: She arrived premedicated with antihistamines.
Calmed by medication
- narcotizedDulled by drugs
- tranquilizedDrugged into calm unconsciousness
- druggedUnder chemical influence
- numbedDeprived of sensation
drowsy · groggy · etherized · chloroformed · stupefied · somnolent · relaxed · intubated
Measure preventing disease or harm
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- antiemeticPrevents nausea and vomiting
- antiarrhythmicCorrects abnormal heart rhythms
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
pre-surgical · pre-treatment · protocol · regimen · precautionary · protective · screening · immunized
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- intentionalDone on purpose
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- prearrangedOrganized ahead of time
- scheduledArranged for specific time
systematic · methodical · preconceived · predetermined · preordained · orchestrated · strategic · anticipatory
sedated
Calmed by medication
- narcotizedDulled by drugs
- tranquilizedDrugged into calm unconsciousness
- druggedUnder chemical influence
numbed · drowsy · groggy · etherized · chloroformed · stupefied · somnolent · relaxed · intubated · unconscious
prophylactic
Measure preventing disease or harm
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- antiemeticPrevents nausea and vomiting
- antiarrhythmicCorrects abnormal heart rhythms
preoperative · pre-surgical · pre-treatment · protocol · regimen · precautionary · protective · screening · immunized · vaccinated
deliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- intentionalDone on purpose
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- prearrangedOrganized ahead of time
scheduled · systematic · methodical · preconceived · predetermined · preordained · orchestrated · strategic · anticipatory · prepared
premedicatedunmedicated
Not taking medicine
untreated · drug-free · drug-naive · unprepared · unanesthetized