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noun Pathology.
a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
narcolepsy
1880, from Fr. narcolepsie, coined 1880 by Fr. physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau (1859-1928) from comb. form of Gk. narke "numbness, stupor" (see narcotic) + lepsis "an attack, seizure."
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narcolepsy nar·co·lep·sy (när'kə-lěp'sē)
n.
A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable, though often brief, attacks of deep sleep, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations. Also called hypnolepsy.
nar'co·lep'tic (-lěp'tĭk) adj. & n.
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