"hypnic jerk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hypnic jerks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypnic jerk (plural hypnic jerks)
  1. An involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing momentary wakefulness. Wikipedia link: hypnic jerk Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: hypnagogic jerk, night start, sleep start, sleep twitch Translations (involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep): 入睡抽動 (Chinese Mandarin), 入睡抽动 (rùshuì chōudòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 臨睡肌躍症 (Chinese Mandarin), 临睡肌跃症 (línshuì jīyuèzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), säpsähdys (Finnish)

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