| somnocinematography | The process or technique of recording movements during sleep. Synonym: polycinematosomnography. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| somnolence | <neurology> Sleepiness, also unnatural drowsiness. Origin: L. Somnolentia = sleepiness (04 Mar 1998) |
| somnolent | 1. Drowsy; sleepy; having an inclination to sleep. 2. In a condition of incomplete sleep; saemicomatose. Origin: L. Somnus, sleep (05 Mar 2000) |
| somnolentia | Synonym: somnolence. Synonym: sleep drunkenness. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somnolescent | Inclined to sleep; drowsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| somnolism | The somnolent state induced by animal magnetism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| somnoplasty | A surgical treatment for snoring. Somnoplasty uses heat energy to remove tissues of the uvula and soft palate. (see: snoring). Somnoplasty is usually done as an office procedure with local anaesthesia. It is not indicated for the treatment of sleep apnea. (12 Dec 1998) |