Somnambulism


[som-nam-byuh-liz-uh m, suh m-] /sɒmˈnæm byəˌlɪz əm, səm-/
noun
1.
sleepwalking.
somnambulism
/sɒmˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm/
noun
1.
a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic trance Also called noctambulism

somnambulism som·nam·bu·lism (sŏm-nām’byə-lĭz’əm)
n.
See sleepwalking.
som·nam’bu·lis’tic adj.

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