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hypnic jerks

hypnic jerks is the plural of hypnic jerk.

Meaning of hypnic jerk

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.

Questions about hypnic jerks

What is hypnic jerks the plural of?
Hypnic jerks is the plural of hypnic jerk.

Words near hypnic jerks in the dictionary

  1. hypnalises
  2. hypnic
  3. hypnic headache
  4. hypnic headaches
  5. hypnic jerk
  6. hypnic jerks
  7. hypnics
  8. hypno
  9. hypno-
  10. hypnoanalyses
  11. hypnoanalysis

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