pavor /pa·vor/ (pa´vor) [L.] terror.
Pavor nocturnus
pavor nocturnus
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.
pa·vor noc·tur·nus (p  v r n k-tûrns, pvôr )n. Night-terrors. |
Pavor nocturnus
Another term for sleep terror disorder.
Mentioned in: Sleep Disorders
pavor nocturnus
[noktur′nəs]
a sleep disorder occurring in children during nighttime sleep in which they cry out in alarm and awaken in fear and panic. See also nightmare, sleep terror disorder.
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