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oscitancy
os·ci·tan·cy O0135200 (ŏs′ĭ-tən-sē)n. pl. os·ci·tan·cies 1. The act of yawning.2. The state of being drowsy or inattentive; dullness.
[From oscitant, yawning, from Latin ōscitāns, ōscitant-, present participle of ōscitāre, to yawn : ōs, mouth; see ōs- in Indo-European roots + citāre, to move; see keiə- in Indo-European roots.]
os′ci·tant adj.oscitancy (ˈɒsɪtənsɪ) or oscitancen, pl -tancies or -tances1. the state of being drowsy, lazy, or inattentive2. the act of yawning Official name: oscitation [C17: from Latin oscitāre to gape, yawn] ˈoscitant adjoscitancy, pandiculation - Oscitancy is the act of yawning; pandiculation is an all-over stretching and yawning, as upon waking, from Latin pandere.See also related terms for stretching.Thesaurus| Noun | 1.oscitancy - drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawningoscitancedullness, obtuseness - the quality of being slow to understanddrowsiness, sleepiness, somnolence - a very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents" | | 2. oscitancy - an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy"yawn, yawning, oscitancepandiculation - yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
MedicalSeeoscitationoscitancy
Synonyms for oscitancynoun drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawningSynonymsRelated Words- dullness
- obtuseness
- drowsiness
- sleepiness
- somnolence
noun an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouthSynonymsRelated Words- pandiculation
- inborn reflex
- innate reflex
- instinctive reflex
- physiological reaction
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- unconditioned reflex
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