sopor

[soh-per] /ˈsoʊ pər/
noun
1.
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
2.
Often, sopors. Slang. methaqualone.
Origin
1650-60; 1970-75 for def 2; < Latin
British Dictionary definitions for sopor

sopor

/ˈsəʊpə/
noun
1.
an abnormally deep sleep; stupor
Word Origin
C17: from Latin: a deep sleep, death; related to somnus sleep
Word Origin and History for sopor
n.

Latin, "deep sleep, lethargy," from PIE *swep-os-, suffixed form of root *swep- (1) "to sleep" (see Somnus).

sopor in Medicine

sopor so·por (sō'pər, -pôr')
n.
A deep, lethargic, or unnatural sleep.

Slang definitions & phrases for sopor

soaper

noun

A sedative drug, methaqualone; Quaalude2: an apparently insatiable market for the ''sopers''

[1960s+ Narcotics; fr Sopor, the trademark of a brand of the drug, fr the Latin root for ''sleep'']


soper

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