Sleep Medicine Terminology

acoustic signature event (ASI)
adjustment sleep disorder
advanced sleep-phase syndrome
alcohol-dependent sleep disorder
altitude insomnia
anxiety disorder
apnea
apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
apnea index (AI)
auto-PAP (APAP)
behavior disorder
benign neonatal sleep myoclonus
bilevel PAP (BiPAP)
body mass index (BMI)
cataplexy
central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome
central sleep apnea (CSA)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
chronic insomnia
circadian rhythm
confusional arousal
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
cycle of sleep
delayed sleep-phase syndrome
desaturation index (DI)
disorders of excessive sleepiness
disorders of initiation and maintenance of sleep
dyssomnia
electrical status epilepticus of sleep
electrocardiogram (EKG)
electroencephalogram (EEG)
electrooculography (EOG)
environmental sleep disorder
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)
excessive daytime sleepiness
extraocular movements (EOM)
fatal familial insomnia
food allergy insomnia
full-night polysomnography
function of sleep
genioglossus advancement
hyoid advancement
hypnagogic hallucination
hypnotic-dependent sleep disorder
hypopnea
idiopathic hypersomnia
infant sleep apnea
insufficient sleep syndrome
insomnia
irregular sleep-wake pattern
laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP)
laser uvulopalatoplasty (LUPP)
limit-setting sleep disorder
long sleeper
lowest saturation of oxygen
maintenance of wakefulness test (MWT)
mixed sleep apnea
mood disorder
movement disorder
multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
narcolepsy
nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP, nCPAP)
neck circumference
nightmare
nocturnal cardiac ischemia
nocturnal dyspnea
nocturnal eating syndrome
nocturnal leg cramp
nocturnal pain
nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia
nocturnal polysomnography
nonrapid eye movement sleep
obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)
obstructive apnea (OA)
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH)
obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)
oral appliance therapy
oximetry
oxygen desaturation index (ODI)
panic disorder
parasomnia
periodic limb movement (PLM)
periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)
periodic limb movements of sleep
polysomnography (PSG)
positive airway pressure (PAP)
posttraumatic insomnia
primary insomnia
primary snoring disorder (PSD)
psychophysiologic insomnia
quality of life (QOL)
rapid eye movement (REM)
recurrent insomnia
respiratory arousal index (RAI)
respiratory disturbance index (RDI)
respiratory effort-related arousal
respiratory event arousal (REA)
restless leg syndrome (RLS)
rhythmic movement disorder
saturation of oxygen (SaO2)
short sleeper
sleep apnea (SA)
sleep apnea syndrome (SAS)
sleep architecture
sleep bruxism
sleep choking syndrome
sleep deprivation
sleep drunkenness
sleep hallucination
sleep hyperhidrosis
sleep hygiene
sleep hypopnea syndrome (SHS)
sleep inertia
sleeping sickness
sleep-onset association disorder
sleep onset period (SOP)
sleep onset of rapid eye movement
sleep paralysis
sleep-related asthma
sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD)
sleep-related epilepsy
sleep-related headache
sleep start
sleep talking
sleep terror
sleepwalking
slow-wave sleep (SWS)
snoring
somnolence
stimulant-dependent sleep disorder
subwakefulness syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
terrifying hypnagogic hallucination
toxin-induced sleep disorder
upper airway
upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS)
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)
uvulopalatoplasty (UPP)
velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI)
volitional sleep deprivation
wakefulness