narcolepsyn.

Brit.

/ˈnɑːkə(ʊ)lɛpsi/, U.S.

/ˈnɑrkəˌlɛpsi/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French narcolepsie.

Etymology: < French narcolepsie (J. Gélineau 1880, in Gaz. des hôpitaux 53 626/2) < narco- ( < ancient Greek νάρκη numbness (see narcosis n.) + -o- : see -o- connective) + -lepsie -lepsy comb. form. Compare slightly later narcolepsia n.

Medicine.

A sleep disorder, often of genetic origin, characterized by frequent brief episodes of sleep during the day and disturbed nocturnal sleep, often with cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations. Also: untimely or excessive sleep associated with any of various other conditions (now disused). Also in extended use.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [noun] > morbid sleep

lethargyc1374

sleeping sickness1551

sleeping evil1580

sleeping diseasea1586

lethargicness1633

sopor1675

narcotism1843

hypersomnia1876

narcolepsy1880

narcolepsia1888

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > fit or stroke > epilepsy > premonitory symptom

aura1783

sensation1822

vapours1822

cry1843

narcolepsy1880

1880 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 7 737 Dr. Gelineau..describes at length, and discusses a case in his practice which..seems to be one of a new disease, for which he proposes the name ‘Narcolepsy’.

1894 Lancet 3 Nov. 1065/1 A case of narcolepsy, the subject being a soldier who suffered daily from sudden attacks of somnolence.

1926 Brain 49 258 In other countries [than Germany] the word ‘narcolepsy’ is applied indiscriminately to untimely or excessive sleep in epilepsy, hysteria, pituitary disease, cerebral tumour and other nervous and general disorders.

1951 Neurology 1 117 The twin symptoms of paroxysmal somnolence and emotionally induced tonelessness which constitute the syndrome of narcolepsy offer a challenge to the psychosomatic method.

1973 Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 162 1052 (title) Narcolepsy in a dog and a cat.

1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 114 All this may or may not have been laudable for Singaporeans, but it was rapidly inducing terminal narcolepsy among those who came to visit.

2000 Independent 28 Sept. ii. 8/5 A drug licensed two years ago for the treatment of narcolepsy, called Provigil (chemical name modafinil), targets the hypothalamus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narcolepsy
释义	narcolepsyn. Brit. /ˈnɑːkə(ʊ)lɛpsi/, U.S. /ˈnɑrkəˌlɛpsi/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French narcolepsie. Etymology: < French narcolepsie (J. Gélineau 1880, in Gaz. des hôpitaux 53 626/2) < narco- ( < ancient Greek νάρκη numbness (see narcosis n.) + -o- : see -o- connective) + -lepsie -lepsy comb. form. Compare slightly later narcolepsia n. Medicine. A sleep disorder, often of genetic origin, characterized by frequent brief episodes of sleep during the day and disturbed nocturnal sleep, often with cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations. Also: untimely or excessive sleep associated with any of various other conditions (now disused). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > stupor or coma > [noun] > morbid sleep lethargyc1374 sleeping sickness1551 sleeping evil1580 sleeping diseasea1586 lethargicness1633 sopor1675 narcotism1843 hypersomnia1876 narcolepsy1880 narcolepsia1888 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > fit or stroke > epilepsy > premonitory symptom aura1783 sensation1822 vapours1822 cry1843 narcolepsy1880 1880 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 7 737 Dr. Gelineau..describes at length, and discusses a case in his practice which..seems to be one of a new disease, for which he proposes the name ‘Narcolepsy’. 1894 Lancet 3 Nov. 1065/1 A case of narcolepsy, the subject being a soldier who suffered daily from sudden attacks of somnolence. 1926 Brain 49 258 In other countries [than Germany] the word ‘narcolepsy’ is applied indiscriminately to untimely or excessive sleep in epilepsy, hysteria, pituitary disease, cerebral tumour and other nervous and general disorders. 1951 Neurology 1 117 The twin symptoms of paroxysmal somnolence and emotionally induced tonelessness which constitute the syndrome of narcolepsy offer a challenge to the psychosomatic method. 1973 Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 162 1052 (title) Narcolepsy in a dog and a cat. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 114 All this may or may not have been laudable for Singaporeans, but it was rapidly inducing terminal narcolepsy among those who came to visit. 2000 Independent 28 Sept. ii. 8/5 A drug licensed two years ago for the treatment of narcolepsy, called Provigil (chemical name modafinil), targets the hypothalamus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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