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<psychiatry, neurology> Sleepwalking, rising out of bed and walking about during an apparent state of sleep, usually occurring in the first third of the night and lasting a few minutes to a half hour.
Origin: L. Somnus = sleep, ambulare = to walk
(11 Mar 2008)
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