narco-, narc-, -narcotic, narcotico-, -narcosis, -narcoticism +
(Greek: numbness, dullness; sleep, stupor, torpor; benumb, deaden)
acronarcotic
Having both acrid (sharp, pungent) and narcotic qualities.
antinarcotic
Counteracting narcotic depression.
autonarcosis
Self induced sleep.
denarcotize
To remove narcotic properties from an opiate; to deprive of narcotic properties.
electronarcosis
Producing insensibility to pain with the use of electrical current.
encephalonarcosis
Stupor brought on by a brain disease.
hypnonarcoanalysis
A psychiatric interview combining hypnosis with drug-induced sedation or narcosis.
hypnonarcosis
A combination of hypnosis and narcosis.
hysteronarcolepsy
Narcolepsy of emotional origin.
narcoanalysis, narcosynthesis
Psychotherapeutic treatment under light anesthesia, originally used in acute combat cases during World War II; also used in the treatment of childhood trauma.
narcoanesthesia, narcoanaesthesia
Anesthesia produced by narcotic drugs; such as, morphine.
narcohypnia
A general numbness sometimes experienced at the moment of awaking from sleep.
narcohypnosis
Stupor or deep sleep induced by hypnosis.
narcolepsy
1. A morbid inclination to sleep.
2. Uncontrollable sleepiness or desire to sleep; usually coming on at intervals even when the subject is supposed to be awake and active.
3. A sleep disorder that usually appears in young adulthood, consisting of recurring episodes of sleep during the day, and often disrupted nocturnal sleep; frequently accompanied by cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations; a genetically determined disease.
Sometimes narcolepsy is described as "sleep attack"
There are times when narcolepsy, or severe sleepiness, occurs so suddenly and with such overwhelming power that it is referred to as a "sleep attack".
Some victims have several "attacks" each day. Excessive daytime sleepiness often occurs at inopportune times: in the classroom, at business meetings, during a meal, in the middle of a conversation, or even when active before an audience of people; such as, an announcer on TV as shown in the above image.
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally.
At various times throughout the day, people with narcolepsy experience fleeting urges to sleep. If the urge becomes overwhelming, individuals will fall asleep for periods lasting from a few seconds to several minutes. This abnormal condition also takes place with some animals.
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