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mi⋅cro⋅sleep

[mahy-kroh-sleep]
–noun Psychology.
a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced esp. by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.

Origin:
1940–45; micro- + sleep
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mi·cro·sleep   (mī'krə-slēp')   
n.  A period of sleep that lasts up to a few seconds, usually experienced by people who have narcolepsy or are severely deprived of sleep.
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