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TWILIGHT SLEEP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does twilight sleep mean?
• TWILIGHT SLEEP (noun)
The noun TWILIGHT SLEEP has 1 sense:
1. a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine
Familiarity information: TWILIGHT SLEEP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("twilight sleep" is a kind of...):
general anaesthesia; general anesthesia (a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation))
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