Term: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: retrovision: a vision of events in the distant past
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: dogfight: an aerial engagement between fighter planes
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: electromagnetic spectrum: the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: ligature: character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: magnetic field: the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: beta rhythm: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: right: the hand that is on the right side of the body
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: burthen: a variant of `burden'
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: unpalatability: the property of being unacceptable to the mouth
Broader: sedative: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Unrelated: acanthocereus: mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region