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pavor nocturnus
noun(pav-or noc-tur-nus)night terror
pavor nocturnus
noun(pav-or noc-tur-nus)a sudden awakening in dazed terror that occurs in children during slow-wave sleep, is often preceded by a sudden shrill cry uttered in sleep, and is not remembered when the child awakes —usually used in plural—called also pavor nocturnus