NOUN | state | narcolepsy | a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep |
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Sounds | naa'rkahleh.psiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | A sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep. | |
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Example | "he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking" | |
Broader | hypersomnia | An inability to stay awake |
Spanish | narcolepsia | |
Catalan | narcolèpsia | |
Adjectives | narcoleptic | of or relating to narcolepsy |
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