NARCOLEPSY


Meaning of NARCOLEPSY in English

/ ˈnɑːkəʊlepsi; NAmE ˈnɑːrkə-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which sb falls into a deep sleep when they are in relaxing surroundings

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Greek narkē numbness, on the pattern of epilepsy .

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