twilight sleep

twi·light sleep

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Definitions of twilight sleep words

noun twilight sleep a state of semiconsciousness, usually produced by hypodermic injections of scopolamine and morphine, used chiefly to effect relatively painless childbirth. 1
noun twilight sleep a state of partial anaesthesia in which the patient retains a slight degree of consciousness 0
noun twilight sleep a state of partial anesthesia induced by the injection of morphine and scopolamine, formerly used to lessen the pains of childbirth 0

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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