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twilight sleep

twilight sleep noun: 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.

Noun

twilight sleep (uncountable)

  1. 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.

twilight sleep meaning in Tamil

twilight sleep in Tamil

பாதை மயக்கம்

Origin of twilight sleep

Calque of German Dämmerschlaf.

Questions about twilight sleep

What does twilight sleep mean?
Twilight sleep means 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.
What is twilight sleep in Tamil?
Twilight sleep in Tamil is பாதை மயக்கம். See Twilight sleep meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is twilight sleep?
Twilight sleep is a noun.

Words near twilight sleep in the dictionary

  1. twilight language
  2. twilight languages
  3. Twilight of the Gods
  4. twilight shift
  5. twilight shifts
  6. twilight sleep
  7. twilight years
  8. twilight zone
  9. twilight zoned
  10. twilight zones
  11. twilight zoning

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