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Definition of Agrypnia
1. Noun. A vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter).
Definition of Agrypnia
1. Noun. (medicine) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Agrypnia
1. insomnia [n -S] - See also: insomnia
Medical Definition of Agrypnia
1. Rarely used term for insomnia. Origin: G. Sleeplessness, fr. Agreo, to hunt after, + hypnos, sleep (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agrypnia
Literary usage of Agrypnia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homoeopathic Domestic Medicine by Joseph Laurie (1848)
"agrypnia. Sleep is essential to renew the vital energy which has been exhausted
during the day, as also to assist the function of nutrition. ..."
2. Elements of homoeopathic practice of physic by Joseph Laurie (1852)
"agrypnia. Sleep is essential to renew the vital energy which has been exhausted
during the day, as also to assist the function of nutrition. ..."
3. The study of medicine by John Mason Good, Samuel Cooper (1829)
"GENUS I. agrypnia. SLEEPLESSNESS. . DIFFICULTY OR INABILITY OF OBTAINING SLEEP.
... SPECIES I. agrypnia EXCITATA. IRRITA TIVE WAKEFULNESS. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine: Giving the Definition, Etymology and by Daniel Hack Tuke (1892)
"Sleeplessness due to mental excitement with listlessness ns to surrounding objects.
agrypnia EXCITAT A ..."
Other Resources:
Scottish Gaelic