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sleep pressure

sleep pressure noun: the gradual buildup of adenosine in the brain, resulting in an urge to sleep.

Noun

sleep pressure (uncountable)

  1. The gradual buildup of adenosine in the brain, resulting in an urge to sleep.

Questions about sleep pressure

What does sleep pressure mean?
Sleep pressure means the gradual buildup of adenosine in the brain, resulting in an urge to sleep.
What part of speech is sleep pressure?
Sleep pressure is a noun.

Words near sleep pressure in the dictionary

  1. sleep one off
  2. sleep out
  3. sleep over
  4. sleep paralyses
  5. sleep paralysis
  6. sleep pressure
  7. sleep regression
  8. sleep rough
  9. sleep schedule
  10. sleep schedules
  11. sleep shorts

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