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sopor

American  
[soh-per] / ˈsoʊ pər /

noun

  1. Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.

  2. Slang. Often sopors. methaqualone.


sopor British  
/ ˈsəʊpə /

noun

  1. an abnormally deep sleep; stupor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sopor

1650–60; 1970–75 sopor for def. 2; < Latin

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With this state of the disorder effusion of serum takes place in the ventricles and between the membranes, heightening the sopor and coma.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

Meanwhile, especial care should be taken to avoid giving so much of any opiate as will induce sopor or excite nausea.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The delirium is commonly active or noisy, and accompanied by great restlessness; it may, however, be mild, tending to sopor or coma.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

They dispose to sopor, lethargy, and even insanity.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

In prose sopor has only a causative meaning, a means of producing sleep, but not a deep sleep.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Ludwig Döderlein

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