† soporaladj.
Obsolete. rare.
1. = carotid adj. (Cf. soporific adj. 1d.)
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > artery > [adjective] > specific artery
subethal?a1425
subclavian artery1615
carotic1656
carotidal1664
carotid1667
soporal1706
subclavial1714
aortic1833
aortal1836
carotidean1836
hyparterial1882
systemic1892
Zuckerkandl1910
para-aortic1927
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Soporal Arteries,..the Carotid Arteries, so call'd because if they be tied, they immediately incline the Person to Sleep. [Following Blancard Phys. Dict. (1693) s.v. Carotidis.]
2. Of or pertaining to sleep.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective]
lighteOE
sleepy?c1225
somnaical1655
soporal1716
heavyish1736
soporific1754
morphetic1788
slumberous1820
sleepful1827
soporifical1837
slumberful1844
1716 E. Baynard Health 26 When all the faculties of the Mind, Are to their (soporal) Cells confin'd.
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