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initial insomnia

difficulty in falling asleep. Some people with initial insomnia become so worried about being unable to fall asleep or about the effects of loss of sleep that they cannot relax sufficiently to induce sleep. Initial insomnia may be a symptom of a major depressive episode. Also called onset insomnia; sleep-onset insomnia. Compare middle insomnia; terminal insomnia.

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secondary amenorrhea

secondary amenorrhea

see amenorrhea.