narcolepsy
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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes people to fall asleep numerous times a day.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2020
Narcolepsy, peanut allergies, soggy Weetabix and the actor Jeff Goldblum are just a few of the things Jenny Lewis talks about during her interview with BBC News.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2019
Narcolepsy has no known cure, but specialist doctors say symptoms can be treated with drug combinations aimed at re-regulating the sleep-wake cycle.
From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2013
Narcolepsy is thought to be due to loss of function in cells called hypocretin cells in one of the brain's sleep centers.
From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2013
Narcolepsy, nar′kō-lep-si, n. a nervous disorder marked by frequent short attacks of irresistible drowsiness.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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