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MICROSLEEP

microsleep: translation

n.
A brief period (usually only a few seconds) in which the brain enters a sleep state regardless of the activity the person is performing at the time.
Example Citation:
"If we ignore sleep needs and get behind the wheel of a car, a catastrophe can happen. It only takes a few seconds — just long enough for a tired body to steal needed 'microsleep' — to run off the road or into an oncoming car."
— Jaine Carter and James D. Carter, "Everyone Must Cope with Sleep Problems,"Scripps Howard News Service, April 18, 1999
Related Words:
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glazing
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nap nook
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prophylactic nap
rat-race equilibrium
semisomnia
situational insomnia
sleep camel
sleep hygiene
sleep inertia
sleep seizure
sleepdriving
teleworkaholic syndrome
Category:
Sleeping

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