Nonawake

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not awake. not-comparable

    "In a nonawake person with an intact reflex arc (vestibular-brainstem-eye muscles) passive head-turning causes the eyes to deviate conjugately in the opposite direction."

Example

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"In a nonawake person with an intact reflex arc (vestibular-brainstem-eye muscles) passive head-turning causes the eyes to deviate conjugately in the opposite direction."

Etymology

From non- + awake.

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