wakefulness
11wakefulness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Watchfulness] Syn. vigilance, alertness, wariness; see attention 1 , prudence . 2. [Restlessness] Syn. sleeplessness, somnambulism, pernoctation; see insomnia . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being alert:… …
12wakefulness — n. absence of sleep; alertness, vigilance …
13wakefulness — n. 1. Sleeplessness, want of sleep, indisposition to sleep, insomnia. 2. Watchfulness, vigilance, wariness …
14wakefulness — n 1. sleeplessness, slumberlessness, insomnia, insomnolence; restlessness, want of sleep, tossing and turning; consciousness, awareness, awakening, wake, sentience. 2. watchfulness, vigilance, alertness, attentiveness, wariness; readiness,… …
15wakefulness — wake·ful·ness …
16wakefulness — See: wakeful …
17maintenance of wakefulness test — (MWT) measurement of the length of time for which an individual can remain awake in a dark, quiet room; used as a measure of physiological sleepiness …
18sleep — sleepful, adj. sleeplike, adj. /sleep/, v., slept, sleeping, n. v.i. 1. to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake. 2. Bot. to… …
19Modafinil — Systematic (IUPAC) name (±) 2 (benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide …
20Hypnagogia — (Greek ὕπνος, húpnos sleep + the root found in ἄγω, ágō to lead away, conduct, convey , ἀγωγεύς, agōgeús conveyor , ἀγωγή, agōgḗ abduction, transport, leading away etc.), often misspelled hypnogogia , is a term coined by Alfred Maury for the… …
