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dauerschlaf

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[dau-er-shlahf] / ˈdaʊ ərˌʃlɑf /

noun

  1. a form of therapy, now rarely used, that involves the use of drugs to induce long periods of deep sleep.


Etymology

Origin of dauerschlaf

< German, equivalent to dauer long lasting + Schlaf sleep


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