Etymology

twilight sleep

Today it 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. Full definition →

German Dämmerschlaf
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  1. German · calque ofDämmerschlaf
  2. English todaytwilight sleep

Calque of German Dämmerschlaf.

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