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sopor

[ soh-per ]

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noun

sopor

/ ˈsəʊpə /

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Origin of sopor¹

1650–60; 1970–75 sopor fordef 2; < Latin

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Origin of sopor¹

C17: from Latin: a deep sleep, death; related to somnus sleep

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The convex presupposes the concave; and vam is related to vap (as somnus is related to hpnos, to svapnas, and to sopor).

Meanwhile, especial care should be taken to avoid giving so much of any opiate as will induce sopor or excite nausea.

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