- in·som·nia
- /ınˈsɑːmnijə/ noun [noncount]: the condition of not being able to sleep
She suffers from insomnia.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in·som·nia
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nia — abro·nia; abu·lo·ma·nia; acap·nia; ac·ro·ma·nia; ad·an·so·nia; ag·lao·zo·nia; ag·ri·mo·nia; agryp·nia; al·ba·nia; al·go·lag·nia; al·li·o·nia; al·sto·nia; am·mo·nia; amoe·bo·tae·nia; am·phi·cra·nia; am·so·nia; amy·o·to·nia; an·ax·o·nia;… … English syllables
som — au·to·som·al; bar·som; ba·som·ma·toph·o·ra; be·som; blos·som·less; blos·som·ry; cho·a·no·som·al; chon·drio·som·al; chro·mo·som·al; chro·mo·som·ol·o·gy; com·pres·som·e·ter; con·som·mé; dro·som·e·ter; ec·to·som·al; el·lip·som·e·ter; ep·som·ite;… … English syllables
somniare — som·nià·re v.intr. (io sómnio; avere) OB LE sognare: qual è colui che somniando vede (Dante) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1321. ETIMO: dal lat. sŏmnĭāre, v. anche sognare … Dizionario italiano
insomnia — in·som·nia … English syllables
hypersomnia — A condition in which sleep periods are excessively long, but the person responds normally in the intervals; distinguished from somnolence. [hyper + L. somnus, sleep] * * * hy·per·som·nia säm nē ə n 1) sleep of excessive depth or duration 2) the… … Medical dictionary
insomnia — Inability to sleep, in the absence of external impediments, such as noise, a bright light, etc., during the period when sleep should normally occur; may vary in degree from restlessness or disturbed slumber to a curtailment of the normal length… … Medical dictionary
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
dyssomnia — Disturbance of normal sleep or rhythm pattern. * * * dys·som·nia (dis somґne ə) [dys + somn + ia] [DSM IV] a category of disorders consisting of disturbances in the quality, amount, or timing of sleep, due to abnormalities in the mechanisms… … Medical dictionary
parasomnia — Any dysfunction associated with sleep, e.g., somnabulism, pavor nocturnus, enureseis, or nocturnal seizures. * * * para·som·nia (par″ə somґne ə) [para + somn + ia] [DSM IV] a category of sleep disorders in which abnormal… … Medical dictionary
hyposomnia — hy·po·som·nia (hi″po somґne ə) reduced time of sleep; cf. insomnia … Medical dictionary
