microarousal

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ arousal

Noun

microarousal (countable and uncountable, plural microarousals)

  1. A brief minor arousal from the state of sleep.
    • 2015 July 21, Diego Alvarez-Estevez, Vicente Moret-Bonillo, “Computer-Assisted Diagnosis of the Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: A Review”, in Sleep Disorders‎, volume 2015, →DOI:
      These associated microarousals break up the normal sleep structure preventing a refreshing rest.
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