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pavor /pa·vor/ (pa´vor) [L.] terror.
pavor noctur´nus  [L. “night terrors”] a sleep disturbance of children causing them to cry out in fright and awake in panic, with poor recall of a nightmare. Repeated occurrences are called sleep terror disorder.

pavor
[pā′vôr]
Etymology: L, quaking
a reaction to a frightening stimulus, characterized by excessive terror.

pavor [pa´vor] (L.)
pavor diur´nus attacks of anxiety in children during a daytime nap.
pavor noctur´nus a sleep disturbance usually occurring in children and characterized by extreme anxiety occurring shortly after sleep onset, with panicky awakening, fear and signs of autonomic arousal, inability to be comforted, poor recall of any dream, and later amnesia for the event. Repeated occurrences are called sleep terror disorder.


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