Re: Is there a medical term which means: to yawn.

Date: Fri Jan 29 09:07:35 1999
Posted By: Anjen Chenn, M.D./Ph.D, Neurosciences, Pathology; Brigham and Women's Hospital
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 916275171.Me

Message:

I did a survey of the medical people that I work with. None can recall a medical term for yawning. Sorry. However, you may want to check out this previous discussion about yawning at: here

Correction Added 4/16/2005
A medical term for yawning is pandiculation, which means "the act of stretching and yawning in a public place".

Thanks to Ralph Davenport for providing the information.

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