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Definition of Pavor nocturnus
1. Noun. A disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep.
Medical Definition of Pavor nocturnus
1. Synonym: night-terrors. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pavor Nocturnus
Literary usage of Pavor nocturnus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children by Thomas Morgan Rotch (1906)
"The following case represents the special form of pavor nocturnus which may be
considered central: ..."
2. The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Internal Disease: Designed for the Use of by Frederick Forchheimer (1910)
"X. NIGHT TERRORS (pavor nocturnus) The treatment of this common and alarming
condition of children is so simple and so satisfactory that every physician ..."
3. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1884)
"... by the general term " pavor nocturnus," provided that we recognize two forms
of the disease, namely, an idiopathic and a symptomatic pavor nocturnus. ..."
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