Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
somnolence
som·no·lence
Subclass of:
Signs and Symptoms;
Sleep Stages
Definitions related to somnolence:
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A sleep disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness and drowsiness.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Excessive sleepiness and drowsiness.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Pathological sleepiness or drowsiness from which one can be aroused to a normal state of consciousness.Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and PsychologyBJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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A disorder characterized by characterized by excessive sleepiness and drowsiness.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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