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parasomnia

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par·a·som·ni·a   (pār'ə-sŏm'nē-ə)   
n.  Any of several disorders that frequently interfere with sleep, occurring especially among children and including sleepwalking, night terrors, and bed-wetting.

[Probably para-1 + (in)somnia.]
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parasomnia par·a·som·ni·a (pār'ə-sŏm'nē-ə)
n.
Any of various sleep dysfunctions, such as somnambulism.

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