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in⋅som⋅ni⋅a
[in-som-nee-uh] 
ni
–noun
| inability to obtain sufficient sleep, esp. when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness. |
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| in·som·ni·a (ĭn-sŏm'nē-ə) n. Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time. [Latin īnsomnia, from īnsomnis, sleepless : in-, not; see in-1 + somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Insomnia
In*som"ni*a\, n. [L., fr. insomnis sleepless; pref. in- not + somnus sleep.] Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
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Language Translation for : insomnia
Spanish:
insomnio,
German:
die Schlaflosigkeit,
Japanese:
不眠症
insomnia [(in-som-nee-uh)]
A persistent and prolonged inability to sleep.
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insomnia
1623, Anglicized as insomnie, from L. insomnia "want of sleep," from in- "not" + somnus "sleep" (see somnolence). The modern form is from 1758. Insomniac (n.) is from 1908.
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Main Entry: in·som·nia
Pronunciation: in-'säm-nE-&
Function: noun
: prolonged and usually abnormal inability to obtain adequate sleepcalled also agrypnia
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insomnia in·som·ni·a (ĭn-sŏm'nē-ə)
n.
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
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| insomnia (ĭn-sŏm'nē-ə) Pronunciation Key
Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time. |
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