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Definition of Narcolepsy
1. Noun. A sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep. "He believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking"
Definition of Narcolepsy
1. Noun. (pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations ¹
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Definition of Narcolepsy
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Medical Definition of Narcolepsy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcolepsy
Literary usage of Narcolepsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1887)
"AW FOOT read a paper on narcolepsy. [It will be found in the Number of this
Journal for December, 188G, Vol. ..."
2. Alienist and Neurologist (1887)
"narcolepsy.—Dr. Arthur Wynn "Foot, in a recent article in the Dublin Journal of
Medical Science, describes a case and suggests the term " hyp- ..."
3. American Practitioner and News (1901)
"Of course where the subcutaneous tissue is involved, it will necessarily produce
more or less scarring, but simple vesication leaves no scar. narcolepsy ..."
4. Strategy Development Workshop on Sleep Education: Summary Report edited by Barbara J. Fink, Susan T. Shero (1995)
"The disorder was first described in 1880 and consists of the "narcolepsy tetrad
... In a study that included 222 narcolepsy patients, 80 percent experienced ..."
5. Your Guide to Healthy Sleep by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute (2004)
"People who have narcolepsy often fall asleep at inappropriate times and places.
Although television sitcoms occasionally feature these individuals to ..."
6. Diseases of the Kidneys and Nervous System by Alexander Leslie Blackwood (1913)
"narcolepsy. narcolepsy is a condition in which the patient falls asleep several
times during the day. It may be a manifestation of hysteria, uremia, ..."
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