Dauerschlaf

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A prolonged sleep therapy. uncountable

    "REPORTS THE CONTINUOUS POLYGRAPHIC RECORDINGS MADE OF SS UNDERGOING DAUERSCHLAF, A PROLONGED SLEEP THERAPY USED FOR ACUTE PSYCHOSES AND OTHER CONDITIONS."

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"REPORTS THE CONTINUOUS POLYGRAPHIC RECORDINGS MADE OF SS UNDERGOING DAUERSCHLAF, A PROLONGED SLEEP THERAPY USED FOR ACUTE PSYCHOSES AND OTHER CONDITIONS."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dauerschlaf, from Dauer (“duration, length”) + Schlaf (“sleep”).

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