Meanings
adjectivenonawake (not comparable)
- not comparableNot awake.
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.
2006, John C M Brust, Current diagnosis and treatment in neurology
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APA
nonawake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonawake
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“nonawake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonawake. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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