noun
- the act or condition of walking while asleep; sleepwalking
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor diagnosed her with somnambulism after she was found wandering the house at night.
- Somnambulism is more common in children than adults.
- His episodes of somnambulism began during a stressful period at work.
- The sleep clinic specializes in treating somnambulism and other sleep disorders.
- She had no memory of her somnambulism episodes the next morning.
- Somnambulism can be triggered by sleep deprivation or certain medications.