sleep disorder
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3.5
- noun
- /sliːp dɪsˈɔːrdər/
- Specialized
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trastorno del sueño
- Restless leg syndrome is now recognized as both a sleep disorder and a neurological disorder.
- range of sleep disorders
Mikkel at Crackle Chulo wants to know guys, any recommendations for someone who has a sleep disorder?
- Mikkel at Crackle Chulo wants to know guys, any recommendations for someone who has a sleep disorder?
- They should be used cautiously and they shouldn't be prescribed to everyone who has a sleep disorder.
- When you go to bed at night and you have sleep apnea or sleep disorder breathing, what are you doing all night long?
- So defects in the genes that were identified in in Drosophila actually are relevant to human sleep disorders.
- Funny enough, there is a ton of actual sleep disorders caused by people's psychological state of their sleep.
Examples
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Many people struggle with a sleep disorder that affects their daily life.
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For sleep disorders, having insomnia symptoms or OSA symptoms was associated with poor academic performance.
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I have a sleep disorder.
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Such serious sleep disorders require assessment and treatment by a sleep specialist.
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You take sleeping pills if you have a serious sleep disorder.
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The National Sleep Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization that supports public education about sleep disorders.
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A sensor placed under the chin, for example, could monitor sleep states and provide feedback on sleep disorders.
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The prescription drug is for people who suffer from sleep disorders like insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy.
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After consulting with a doctor, she learned that her sleep disorder could be treated with therapy.
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Regular exercise and a healthy diet can significantly improve symptoms of a sleep disorder.
Synonyms
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5.3
Keeping someone awake on purpose to hurt or control them
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4.1
Not being able to sleep for a period of time
A state of not having enough sleep that makes you very tired
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a medical condition that disturbs normal sleep' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sleep' (the restorative period) + 'disorder' (a diagnosed condition), so the phrase denotes a disorder affecting sleep. This noun+noun compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound sleep disorder imagines sleep being 'out of order', like a clock that does not work at the right time. So it means a condition that keeps you from sleeping normally.