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A brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds, that may result from sleep deprivation or various medical conditions.
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Microsleep — A microsleep is an episode of sleep which may last for a fraction of a second or up to thirty seconds.[1] Often, it is the result of sleep deprivation, mental fatigue, depression, sleep apnea, hypoxia, narcolepsy, or hypersomnia. For the sleep… … Wikipedia
microsleep — A term introduced in or shortly before 1966 by the Russian American neurophysiologist Wladimir Theodore Liberson (1904 1994) to denote a sleep state lasting for a short lapse of time, typically a few seconds to a minute. The definition and… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
microsleep — 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… … New words
microsleep — /muy kroh sleep /, n. Psychol. a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced esp. by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation. [1940 45; MICRO + SLEEP] * * * … Universalium
microsleep — /ˈmaɪkroʊslip/ (say muykrohsleep) noun an unintended period of sleep lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes, usually resulting from fatigue or boredom, especially one which overcomes the driver of a vehicle …
microsleep — /muy kroh sleep /, n. Psychol. a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced esp. by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation. [1940 45; MICRO + SLEEP] … Useful english dictionary
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Sleep — Waking up redirects here. For other uses, see Waking Up (disambiguation). This article is about sleep in general; for specifically non human sleep see Sleep (non human); for other uses, see Sleep (disambiguation). Sleeping child Sleep is a… … Wikipedia
Fatigue (medical) — Exhausted redirects here. For the alternative rock song, see Exhausted (song). Exhaustion redirects here. For other uses, see Exhaust (disambiguation). Lethargy redirects here. For the metal band, see Lethargy (band). Fatigue Occupations that… … Wikipedia
Waterfall rail accident — infobox AU rail accident title = Waterfall rail accident date = 31 January 2003 time = 7:15 am location = Waterfall, New South Wales location dist = 37 location dir = SW location city = Sydney line = Eastern Suburbs Illawarra railway line, Sydney … Wikipedia
