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obdormition

UK/ɒb.dɔːˈmɪ.ʃən/US/ɑb.dɔːɹˈmɪ.ʃən/

obdormition noun: the sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it falls asleep due to pressure on a nerve.

Noun

obdormition (uncountable)

  1. The sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it falls asleep due to pressure on a nerve.
  2. (obsolete) Falling asleep; the condition of being asleep.

Origin of obdormition

From ob- + dormition.

Questions about obdormition

What does obdormition mean?
Obdormition means the sensation of numbness that occurs in a limb when it falls asleep due to pressure on a nerve.
What part of speech is obdormition?
Obdormition is a noun.
How do you pronounce obdormition?
Obdormition is pronounced /ɒb.dɔːˈmɪ.ʃən/ (UK).

Words near obdormition in the dictionary

  1. OBD
  2. obdeltate
  3. obdeltoid
  4. obdiplostemonous
  5. obdiplostemony
  6. obdormition
  7. OBDs
  8. obdt
  9. obduce
  10. obduct
  11. obducted

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