twilight sleep

noun

Meaning

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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Related words

twilight anesthesia(English)yen sleep(English)freiburg method(English)hypnic(English)conscious sedation(English)milk of amnesia(English)subanesthesia(English)hypnotic(English)

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