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PAVOR NOCTURNUS
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I. (noun)
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
Synonyms:
pavor nocturnus; sleep terror disorder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pavor nocturnus" is a kind of...):
sleep disorder (a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern)
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