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Obdormition

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ɒb.dɔːˈmɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Obdormition is a noun meaning The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it falls asleep due to pressure on a nerve.

Meaning

The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it falls asleep due to pressure on a nerve.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Falling asleep; the condition of being asleep.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include benumbment, numbedness, astonishment, numbness, anesthesis, anaesthesis.

benumbmentnumbednessastonishmentnumbnessanesthesisanaesthesissomnolencysensationlessnessanesthesiaindolencyoblivionpseudesthesiadrowseakinesthesiaanaphialatencyanodyniadozing

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