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narcolepsy

 

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Noun narcolepsy has 1 sense
  1. narcolepsy - 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"
    --1 is a kind of
    hypersomnia

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Narcolepsy

Noun: Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep.

Sample sentence: Sarah's narcolepsy often caused her to fall asleep during meetings at work.

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Narcolepsy

Adjective: Narcoleptic refers to someone or something affected by narcolepsy.

Sample sentence: The narcoleptic patient experienced frequent episodes of uncontrollable sleepiness.

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Narcolepsy

Adverb: Narcoleptically describes an action performed in a manner related to narcolepsy.

Sample sentence: The exhausted student studied narcoleptically, struggling to stay awake.

Narcoleptic

Noun: Narcoleptic is a person who has narcolepsy.

Sample sentence: The narcoleptic underwent various treatments to manage their condition.

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