narcolepsy

noun

nar·co·lep·sy ˈnär-kə-ˌlep-sē How to pronounce narcolepsy (audio)

plural narcolepsies

: a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep often occurring with cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations

narcoleptic

ˌnär-kə-ˈlep-tik How to pronounce narcolepsy (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web According to the Food and Drug Administration, Adderall is a drug containing amphetamine used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy.

Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 6 May 2022 She's been taking Dexedrine for the brain fog – a stimulant approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat ADHD and narcolepsy, working by increasing the release of neurotransmitters involved in memory, attention, mood.

Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2022 People with narcolepsy may turn to caffeine in an attempt to stay awake during the day.

Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 6 Dec. 2021 The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy.

Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 There are two primary forms of narcolepsy, types 1 and 2.

Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 6 Dec. 2021 Captagon was originally manufactured by a German pharmaceutical company as a stimulant to treat attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy.

New York Times, 5 Dec. 2021 The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy.

Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy.

Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French narcolepsie, from narco- narco- + -lepsie -lepsy

Note: The French word was introduced by the physician and neurologist Jean-Baptiste Gélineau in "De la narcolepsie," Gazette des hôpitaux civils et militaires, 53e année, no. 76 (1er juillet 1880), p. 626: "Je propose de donner le nom de narcolepsie (de νάρκωσις, somnolence, et λαμβάνειν, saisir, prendre) à une névrose rare ou du moins peu connue jusqu'à ce jour, caractérisée par un besoin de dormir impérieux, subit et de courte durée, se reproduisant à des intervalles plus ou moins rapprochées." ("I propose to give the name narcolepsy (from nárkōsis, drowsiness, and lambánein, to seize, take) to a neurosis that is rare, or at least little known up to now, characterized by a pressing urge to sleep, sudden and of short duration, reoccurring in more or less close succession.")

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

单词	narcolepsy
释义	narcolepsy noun nar·co·lep·sy ˈnär-kə-ˌlep-sē plural narcolepsies : a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep often occurring with cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations narcoleptic ˌnär-kə-ˈlep-tik adjective Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web According to the Food and Drug Administration, Adderall is a drug containing amphetamine used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 6 May 2022 She's been taking Dexedrine for the brain fog – a stimulant approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat ADHD and narcolepsy, working by increasing the release of neurotransmitters involved in memory, attention, mood. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2022 People with narcolepsy may turn to caffeine in an attempt to stay awake during the day. Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 6 Dec. 2021 The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy. Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 There are two primary forms of narcolepsy, types 1 and 2. Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 6 Dec. 2021 Captagon was originally manufactured by a German pharmaceutical company as a stimulant to treat attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy. New York Times, 5 Dec. 2021 The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy. Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 The breakthrough designation for AXS-12 being revoked was for cataplexy as a condition in narcolepsy. Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from French narcolepsie, from narco- narco- + -lepsie -lepsy Note: The French word was introduced by the physician and neurologist Jean-Baptiste Gélineau in "De la narcolepsie," Gazette des hôpitaux civils et militaires, 53e année, no. 76 (1er juillet 1880), p. 626: "Je propose de donner le nom de narcolepsie (de νάρκωσις, somnolence, et λαμβάνειν, saisir, prendre) à une névrose rare ou du moins peu connue jusqu'à ce jour, caractérisée par un besoin de dormir impérieux, subit et de courte durée, se reproduisant à des intervalles plus ou moins rapprochées." ("I propose to give the name narcolepsy (from nárkōsis, drowsiness, and lambánein, to seize, take) to a neurosis that is rare, or at least little known up to now, characterized by a pressing urge to sleep, sudden and of short duration, reoccurring in more or less close succession.") First Known Use 1880, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition narcolepsy noun nar·co·lep·sy ˈnär-kə-ˌlep-sē plural narcolepsies : a condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep often occurring with cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations compare hypersomnia sense 2 narcolepsy noun as in sleepiness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sleepiness drowsiness Antonyms & Near Antonyms insomnia wakefulness sleeplessness restlessness alertness
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narcolepsy

noun

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