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sleep hygiene — (sleep HY.jeen) n. The principles or practices that enable a person to consistently get a good night s sleep. Example Citation: Just as small children need a bedtime routine, grownups can benefit from familiar night time rituals. A warm bath, a… … New words
sleep camel — n. A person who gets little sleep during the week, and then attempts to make up for it by sleeping in and napping on the weekend. Example Citation: Spotted any Sleep Camels lately in your office? Sleep Camels are ultra workaholics who go for days … New words
sleep inertia — n. The grogginess and disorientation that a person feels for a few minutes after a sleep or long nap. Example Citation: Most people should only nap for 30 minutes or so, Camille says. More than that and you re getting into deeper sleep. And the… … New words
Sleep apnea — Classification and external resources Obstructive sleep apnea ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
Sleep disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F51, G47 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Seizure — MeshID = D012640 An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical neuronal activity, and is usually self limiting.cite journal author = Blume W, Lüders H, Mizrahi E, Tassinari C, van Emde Boas W, Engel J title =… … Wikipedia
Seizure, tonic-clonic — The most obvious type of seizure. There are two parts to a tonic clonic seizure. In the tonic phase the body becomes rigid, and in the clonic phase there is uncontrolled jerking. Tonic clonic seizures may or may not be preceded by an aura, and… … Medical dictionary
junk sleep — n. Low quality sleep caused by disruptions from nearby electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, and TVs. Example Citations: If you re thinking about buying your teenager a cell phone this Christmas, you might want to hold that call.… … New words
Epileptic seizure — Convulse redirects here. For Finnish death metal band, see Convulse (band). Seizure redirects here. For non epileptic seizures, see Non epileptic seizure. For other uses, see Seizure (disambiguation). Epileptic seizure Classification and external … Wikipedia
Tonic-clonic seizure — Infobox Disease Name = Tonic clonic seizure Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|G|40|3|g|40 ICD9 = ICD9|345.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 376 MeshID = D004830Tonic clonic seizures are a type of generalized… … Wikipedia
