Definitions for narcoleptic
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nar•co•lep•syˈnɑr kəˌlɛp si(n.)
a disorder characterized by frequent and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep.
Category: Pathology
Origin of narcolepsy:
1875–80; narco - + (epi )lepsy
nar`co•lep′tic(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
narcoleptic(noun)
a person who has narcolepsy
narcoleptic(adj)
a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
narcoleptic(adj)
of or relating to narcolepsy
Wiktionary
narcoleptic(Noun)
One who suffers from narcolepsy
narcoleptic(Adjective)
Pertaining to narcolepsy
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