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premedication| Combination of drugs given before surgery to prepare a patient for general anaesthesia. |
| One component (an anticholinergic) dries excess secretions produced by the airways when a tube is passed down the trachea, and during inhalation of anaesthetic gases. Other substances act to relax muscles, reduce anxiety, and relieve pain. |
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