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Twilight sleep Moderate

Twilight sleep has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
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

2

An amnesic condition characterized by insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness, induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine, especially to relieve the pain of childbirth.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
general anesthesia
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