| 单词 | narcolepsy |
| 释义 | narcolepsy (once / 96092 pages) n If it seems like your dad is always dozing on the couch, he may be lazy or he may suffer from narcolepsy — a disorder that makes people fall asleep, sometimes suddenly. Someone who's diagnosed with narcolepsy may abruptly fall asleep at any moment, although there are milder cases of narcolepsy with symptoms including excessive fatigue during the day and the need for frequent naps. A person with narcolepsy is called a narcoleptic. The French term narcolepsie was coined in 1880 by a French doctor who took the Greek word narke, "numbness," and combined it with lepsis, "attack or seizure." WORD FAMILYnarcolepsy: narcoleptic+/narcoleptic: narcoleptics USAGE EXAMPLESThe drug is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. Washington Times(Dec 08, 2016) Here he is on Garth Hudson, the Band’s multi-instrumentalist: “He had narcolepsy and could fall asleep at any time,” the book recounts. New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) Ritalin is used to treat attention deficit disorders while modafinil is used to treat sleep disorders such as narcolepsy. The Guardian(Oct 30, 2016) n a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking Hyper hypersomnia an inability to stay awake |
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