narcolepsy
nar·co·lepsy
noun
1.
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”
Origin
From French narcolepsie. By surface analysis, narco- + -lepsy, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “put to sleep”) + λῆψις (lêpsis, “seizure”).
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