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narcolepsy

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
narcolepsy /ˈnärkəˌlepsē, ˈnɑrkəˌlɛpsi /
▸ noun Medicine a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep whenever in relaxing surroundings.
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from Greek narkē ‘numbness’, on the pattern of epilepsy.