Definition of Sleep disorder

1. Noun. A disturbance of the normal sleep pattern.


Definition of Sleep disorder

1. Noun. (pathology) A medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleep Disorder

sleeknesses
sleeks
sleeky
sleep
sleep-at-noon
sleep-debt
sleep-induced apnea
sleep-learning
sleep apnea
sleep apnea syndrome
sleep apnea syndromes
sleep apnoea
sleep debt
sleep deprivation
sleep disorder (current term)
sleep disorders
sleep dissociation
sleep drunkenness
sleep epilepsy
sleep in
sleep late
sleep like a baby
sleep like a log
sleep mask
sleep mode
sleep off
sleep on
sleep on it
sleep out

Literary usage of Sleep disorder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Date Rape Drugs: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of edited by Fred Upton (2000)
"Narcolepsy is a rare, disabling sleep disorder that affects about 180000 Americans. Many think of narcolepsy as a disease that causes people to fall asleep ..."

2. Your Guide to Healthy Sleep by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute (2004)
"Do You Think You Have a sleep disorder? At various points in our lives, all of us suffer from a lack of sleep that can be remedied by making sure we have ..."

3. The Practices and Procedures of the Investigating Services of the Deparment edited by Strom Thurmond (1998)
"During the time that Paul reported to Chief Palmer, he suffered from a sleep disorder, for which he sought help and he was denied that help. ..."

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