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Webster 1913 Edition

Obdormition

Ob′dor-mi′tion

,

Noun.

[L.

obdormire

to fall asleep.]

Sleep.

[Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Obdormition

OBDORMI'TION

,

Noun.

[L. obdormio, to sleep.] Sleep; sound sleep. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

obdormition

obdormition

English

Noun

obdormition ‎(uncountable)

The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it "falls asleep" due to pressure on a nerve.

See also

pins and needles