narcolepsynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈnɑː.kə.lep.si/us/ˈnɑːr.kə.lep.si/a medical condition that makes you go to sleep suddenly and when you do not expect it
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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- amyloid plaque
- atrophy
- catalepsy
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- Morton's metatarsalgia
- motor neuron disease
- Moyamoya disease
- multiple system atrophy
- muscular dystrophy
- myasthenia gravis
- persistent vegetative state
- rabid
- rabies
- spasm
- vapour
- writer's cramp
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narcoleptic
noun [ C ], adjective uk/ˌnɑː.kəˈlep.tɪk/us/ˌnɑːr.kəˈlep.tɪk/
Examples from literature
- Narcolepsy can be very dangerous, especially if a narcoleptic person is driving a car.
- Narcolepsy is a sickness that makes people very sleepy.
- People with narcolepsy can fall asleep at any time in any place: in a restaurant, at a store, or walking down the street!