Term: sedation: the administration of a sedative agent or drug
Candidate hypernym: treatment: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) → 1
Candidate hypernym: rose chafer: common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines → 0
Candidate hypernym: caprimulgiform bird: long-winged nonpasserine birds → 0
Candidate hypernym: giant clam: a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds → 0
Candidate hypernym: paradiddle: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously → 0
Candidate hypernym: soundness: a state or condition free from damage or decay → 0
Candidate hypernym: embellishment: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail → 0
Candidate hypernym: percept: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept → 0
Candidate hypernym: gymnastic apparatus: sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises → 0
Candidate hypernym: deep freeze: temporary inactivity or suspension → 0
Candidate hypernym: methane series: a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) → 0