twilight sleep
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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine
Origin
Calque of German Dämmerschlaf.Calque of German Dämmerschlaf.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtwilight birth
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable