premedication
noun
- using medication before some other therapy to prepare for that therapy
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From pre- + medication.
- Pre 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.”
noun
Etymology: From pre- + medication.
- The administration of a drug (or mixture of drugs) prior to an anesthetic, especially to induce sedation; the drug so administered.