Look up: torpor

1. torpor
   [n] - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
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2. Torpor
   Torpor: Sluggishness, dullness, languor, lassitude, stupor, torpidity. People can fall into a state of torpor, as can animals. Some mosquitoes pass the winter in a state of torpor. From the Latin torpor, from torpere, to be sluggish or numb.
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3. torpor
   state of mental and motor inactivity with partial insensibility,stagnation of function,without losing consciousness Category: Medicine
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4. Torpor
   Tor'por noun [ Latin , from torpere , to be torpid.] 1. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness. 2. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties.
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5. torpor
   Inactivity, sluggishness. ... Synonym: torpidity. ... Origin: L. Sluggishness, numbness ... Torpor retinae, an obsolete term for a form of nyctalopia, the retina responding only to bright luminous stimuli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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6. torpor
   torpidity noun a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; `he fell into a deep torpor`
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7. torpor
   (tor´por) sluggishness. torpor retinae sluggish response of the retina to the stimulus of light.
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8. Torpor
   • (n.) Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties. • (n.) Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
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9. torpor
   a state of lowered body temperature and metabolic activity assumed by many animals in response to adverse environmental conditions, especially cold ... [6 related articles]
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10. torpor
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tōr′pŏr, pōr Definitions: 1. Inactivity, sluggishness. 2. Dormancy, as in hibernation. Synonyms: torpidity
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11. torpor
    The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or aestivating animal
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12. Torpor
    `Torpor`, sometimes called `temporary hibernation` is a (usually short-term) state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually characterized by a reduced body temperature and rate of metabolism. Animals that go through torpor include birds (even tiny hummingbirds, notably Cypselomorpha...
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13. Torpor
    (PHP) `Torpor` is free, open source (under the MIT License) Object-relational mapping framework for PHP 5.1 and above. It is written entirely in PHP with limited reliance on standard XML extensions (and selected databases) and is independent of (and aims to be compatible with) any other PHP f...
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