asleep

asleep definition - medical

a·sleep (ə-slēpˈ)

adjective
  1. In a state of sleep; sleeping.
  2. Numb, as of a limb.
  3. Dead.
adverb
  1. In or into a state of sleep.
  2. In or into a state of apathy or indifference.
  3. Into the sleep of the dead.

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