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PAVOR NOCTURNUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pavor nocturnus mean?
• PAVOR NOCTURNUS (noun)
The noun PAVOR NOCTURNUS has 1 sense:
1. a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep
Familiarity information: PAVOR NOCTURNUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
pavor nocturnus; sleep terror disorder
Hypernyms ("pavor nocturnus" is a kind of...):
sleep disorder (a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern)
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