narcolepsy
English
Etymology
From French narcolepsie. By surface analysis, narco- + -lepsy, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “put to sleep”) + λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑː(ɹ)kəˌlɛpsi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
narcolepsy (countable and uncountable, plural narcolepsies)
- (pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
- Excitement-induced narcolepsy caused him to sleep through the most important events of his life.
Derived terms
Translations
sleeping disorder
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