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twilight sleep

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a state of semiconsciousness, usually produced by hypodermic injections of scopolamine and morphine, used chiefly to effect relatively painless childbirth.

twilight sleep

noun

  1. med a state of partial anaesthesia in which the patient retains a slight degree of consciousness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twilight sleep1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

The "twilight-sleep" injections are not started until the patient is in the stage of active labor.

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