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English
Pronunciation
Noun
hypnic jerk (plural hypnic jerks)
- An involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing momentary wakefulness.
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Translations
involuntary twitch which occurs just as a person is beginning to fall asleep
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 入睡抽動/入睡抽动 (zh) (rùshuì chōudòng), 臨睡肌躍症/临睡肌跃症 (línshuì jīyuèzhèng)
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