narcolepsy
HUMAN SLEEP DISORDER THAT INVOLVES AN EXCESSIVE URGE TO SLEEP AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL FEATURES
Gelineau disease; Narcoleptic; Narcolepsy-Cataplexy; Narcelepsy; Narcaleptic; Narcalepsy; Nacrolepsy; Paroxysmal sleep; Always sleeping (narcolepsy); Narcolepsy without cataplexy; Hypnolepsy; Narcolepsie; Causes of narcolepsy; Sleep attack; Sleep attacks; Narcoleptic attack; Narcoleptic attacks; Narcolepsy attack; Narcolepsy attacks; Type 1 narcolepsy; Type I narcolepsy; Narcolepsy type 1; Narcolepsy type I; Narcolepsy with cataplexy; Animal models of narcolepsy
['n?:k?(?)l?psi]
¦ noun Medicine a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings.
Derivatives
narcoleptic adjective &noun
Origin
C19: from Gk narke 'numbness', on the pattern of epilepsy.