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noun
An amnesic condition characterized by an insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness, induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine, especially to relieve the pain of childbirth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: general anesthesia, general anaesthesia
History
Calque of German Dämmerschlaf.
