a state of partial anesthesia induced by the injection of morphine and scopolamine, formerly used to lessen the pains of childbirth
Origin:
transl. of Ger dämmerschlaf
See twilight sleep in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
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.