somnolentia
somnolentia (sahm-n[schwa]-len-shee-[schwa]). 1. The state of drowsiness. 2. A condition of incomplete sleep resembling drunkenness, during which part of the faculties are abnormally excited while the others are dormant; the combined condition of sleeping and wakefulness producing a temporary state of involuntary intoxication. • To the extent that it destroys moral agency, somnolentia may be […]