Meanings
- obsoleterareuncountablemedicineInsomnia.
A Pervigilium is sometimes a primary Distemper, without any other evident Sickness causing it; yet so that some bear up under it, without any considerable Disorder […]
1733, John Allen, Synopsis medicinæ: or, a summary view of the whole practice of physick1 more example
Pervigilium, or want of sleep, is a most distressing and alarming symptom in fever, and appears to be the first link of that chain which includes delirium, coma, and effusion[…]there is nothing more indicative of the severity of the disease than the inability to sleep.
1843, W. L. MacGregor, Practical Observations on the Principal Diseases Affecting the Health of the European and Native Soldiers in the North-western Provinces of India, page 44
Origin
- Latinpervigilium
- Englishpervigilium
Borrowed from Latin pervigilium.
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