Meaning of NARCOLEPSY

Pronunciation:			'nurku`lepsee
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[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"
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	See Also:		hypersomnia
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Narcolepsy is a disorder of sleep and wakefulness; all patients with narcolepsy are positive for the DR2 antigen which is one of the HLA antigens. Patients affected with narcolepsy have a chronic and excessive need to sleep regardless of the time of the day and this need is not relieved by increased sleep at night.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		catalepsy, coma, encephalitis lethargica, high, lethargy, narcohypnosis, narcoma, narcosis, narcotic stupor, narcotization, nod, sedation, shock, sleeping sickness, sopor, stupor, swoon, thanatosis, trance