SOMNAMBULISMS

Noun

somnambulisms

plural of somnambulism

Source: Wiktionary


SOMNAMBULISM

Som*nam"bu*lism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. somnambulisme. See Somnambulation.]

Definition: A condition of the nervous system in which an individual during sleep performs actions approppriate to the waking state; a state of sleep in which some of the senses and voluntary powers are partially awake; noctambulism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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