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A condition of the nervous system in which an individual during sleep performs actions approppriate to the waking state; a state of sleep in which some of the senses and voluntary powers are partially awake; noctambulism…

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  1. n. A condition of the nervous system in which an individual during sleep performs actions approppriate to the waking state; a state of sleep in which some of the senses and voluntary powers are partially awake; noctambulism.
  2. n. walking by a person who is asleep
  3. A condition of the nervous system in which an individual during sleep performs actions approppriate to the waking state; a state of sleep in which some of the senses and voluntary powers are partially awake; noctambulism.
  4. A condition of the nervous system in which an individual duringsleep performs actions approppriate to the waking state; a state ofsleep in which some of the senses and voluntary powers are partiallyawake; noctambulism.
  5. n walking by a person who is asleep