narcoleptic — 1. A sleep inducing drug. 2. A person with narcolepsy. * * * nar·co·lep·tic .när kə lep tik adj of, relating to, or affected with narcolepsy narcoleptic n an individual who is subject to attacks of narcolepsy * * * nar·co·lep·tic (nahr″ko… … Medical dictionary
narcoleptic — noun Date: 1928 a person who is subject to attacks of narcolepsy … New Collegiate Dictionary
narcoleptic — See narcolepsy. * * * … Universalium
narcoleptic — 1. noun One who suffers from narcolepsy 2. adjective Pertaining to narcolepsy … Wiktionary
narcoleptic — nÉ‘rkÉ™ lektɪk / nÉ‘Ëk n. suffering from narcolepsy, affected by a disease characterized by sudden attacks of sleepiness (Pathology) … English contemporary dictionary
narcoleptic — nar·co·lep·tic … English syllables
narcoleptic — I noun 1. a person who has narcolepsy • Hypernyms: ↑sick person, ↑diseased person, ↑sufferer 2. a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep • Hypernyms: ↑soporific, ↑hypnotic … Useful english dictionary
narcoleptic tetrad — the combination of daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations … Medical dictionary
narcolepsy — narcoleptic, adj., n. /nahr keuh lep see/, n. Pathol. a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep. [1875 80; NARCO + (EPI)LEPSY] * * * Sleep disorder with sudden, uncontrollable spells of daytime sleep and… … Universalium
Narcolepsy — For other uses, see Narcolepsy (disambiguation). Narcolepsy Classification and external resources ICD 10 G47.4 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
