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pavor nocturnus
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pavor nocturnus - a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleepsleep terror disordersleep disorder - a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern |
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pavor [pa´vor] (L.) terror.pavor diur´nus attacks of anxiety in children during a daytime nap.pavor noctur´nus a sleep disturbance usually occurring in children and characterized by extreme anxiety occurring shortly after sleep onset, with panicky awakening, fear and signs of autonomic arousal, inability to be comforted, poor recall of any dream, and later amnesia for the event. Repeated occurrences are called sleep terror disorder.night ter·rors (nīt' ter'ŏrz), A childhood disorder in which a child awakes screaming with fright, the distress persisting for a time during a state of semiconsciousness. Synonym(s): pavor nocturnus, sleep terrorThe abrupt awakening from sleep with behaviour consistent with terror, which is most common in preadolescent boys, but may occur in girls and extend into adulthoodnight ter·rors (nīt ter'ŏrz) A disorder allied to nightmare, occurring in children, in which the child awakes screaming with fright, the distress persisting for a time during a state of semiconsciousness.
Synonym(s): pavor nocturnus. Pavor nocturnusAnother term for sleep terror disorder.Mentioned in: Sleep Disorderspavor nocturnus
Related to pavor nocturnus: night terrors, incondite, Peine forte et dureSynonyms for pavor nocturnusnoun a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmareSynonymsRelated Words |