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How to pronounce narcoleptic in English?

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Type Words
Type of diseased person, sick person, sufferer
Type Words
Type of hypnotic, soporific
Type Words
Derivation narcolepsy

Examples of narcoleptic

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Bassets are genetically narcoleptic, but ours made a case for canine Ritalin.
From the time.com
Mr Kennedy's leadership style is so laid back that it verges on narcoleptic.
From the economist.com
The work that led to the narcoleptic mice was a continuation of the orexin research.
From the sciencedaily.com
She's narcoleptic, which means she is prone to falling asleep at any time.
From the dailymercury.com.au
It is rich and intoxicating, the kind of dish that plunges you into a narcoleptic reverie.
From the independent.co.uk
Andrei Kirilenko might as well be narcoleptic for how much he says he sleeps on the road.
From the sltrib.com
This slow-moving sci-fi made me feel like I'd been implanted with some narcoleptic alien.
From the orlandosentinel.com
We sat and talked but our conversation was punctuated by her narcoleptic lapses into sleep.
From the guardian.co.uk
Never Mind the Monsters is the latest sleeper in a particularly narcoleptic Fringe Festival.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
More examples
  • Of or relating to narcolepsy
  • A soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
  • (narcolepsy) 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"
  • Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder, or dyssomnia, characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in which a person experiences extreme fatigue and possibly falls asleep at inappropriate times, such as while at work or at school. ...
  • (Narcolepsy (song)) "Narcolespy" is the 2nd song from the American rock band Third Eye Blind's self-titled, debut album.
  • (narcoleptically) In a narcoleptic way
  • (Narcolepsy) Intrusion of REM sleep into wakefulness; onset of deepest sleep in a rapid, overwhelming fashion. The prevalence of norcolepsy has been calculated at about 0.03% of the general population. Details
  • Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder marked by sudden, uncontrollable urges to sleep that cause a person to fall asleep at inappropriate times.
  • (Narcolepsy) a condition characterized by extreme daytime sleepiness