Obdormition

{{Short description|Medical term describing numbness in a limb}}

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Obdormition ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|b|d|ɔr|ˈ|m|ɪ|ʃ|ən}}; from Latin obdormire "to fall asleep") is a medical term describing temporary numbness in a limb, often caused by constant pressure on nerves or lack of movement.{{cite book |last1=Sharif-Alhoseini |first1=Mahdi |last2=Rahimi-Movaghar |first2=Vafa |last3=Vaccaro |first3=Alexander R. |date=2012 |chapter=Underlying causes of paresthesia |editor1-last=Imbelloni |editor1-first=Luiz E. |editor2-last=Gouveia |editor2-first=Marildo A. |title=Paresthesia |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1H-ZDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Obdormition%22&pg=PA71 |location=Rijeka, Croatia |publisher=InTech |pages=71–90 |isbn=978-953-51-0085-0 |via=Google Scholar |quote=Obdormition is a numbness caused by prolonged pressure on a nerve, such as when a leg falls asleep if the legs are crossed for a prolonged period. }} This is colloquially referred to as the limb "going to sleep" and is usually followed by paresthesia, colloquially called "pins and needles".