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twilight sleep

noun

Etymology

Calque of German Dämmerschlaf.

  1. derived from Dämmerschlaf

Definitions

  1. An amnesic condition characterized by an insensibility to pain without loss of…

    An amnesic condition characterized by an insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness, induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine, especially to relieve the pain of childbirth.

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