| sleeping sickness |
an infectious disease in Africa spread by the bite of a tsetse fly that causes a fever and weakness
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_s.asp
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| SLE |
An inflammatory connective tissue disease with variable features, frequently including fever, weakness and fatigability, joint pains or arthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis, diffuse erythematous skin lesions on the face, neck, or upper extremities, with liquefaction degeneration of the basal layer and epidermal atrophy, lymphadenopathy (enlarged lymph nodes), pleurisy (inflammation of membrane around lungs) or pericarditis (inflammation of membrane around the heart), glomerular lesions ...
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| sleep apnea |
The temporary absence of breathing during sleep. It 'sa common condition that affects approximately 25% of middle-aged men and 10% of middle-aged women.
Ãâó: www.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/obesity/medical...
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| sleep latency |
The interval of time between "settling in" to go to sleep and the onset of sleep.
Ãâó: www.dbs-stn.org/glossary4.asp
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| sleep terror disorder |
One of the parasomnias, characterized by panic and confusion when abruptly awakening from sleep. This usually begins with a scream and is accompanied by intense anxiety. The person is often confused and disoriented after awakening. No detailed dream is recalled, and there is amnesia for the episode. Sleep terrors typically occur during the first third of the major sleep episode.
Ãâó: www.indianpsychiatry.com/Glossary.htm
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