twilight sleep

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of German Dämmerschlaf.

Noun[edit]

twilight sleep (uncountable)

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  1. An amnesic condition characterized by 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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