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idiopathic hypersomnia

idiopathic hypersomnia noun: a neurological disorder characterized primarily by excessive need for sleep, even during the day, without obvious external cause such as a physical brain injury.

Noun

idiopathic hypersomnia (countable and uncountable, plural idiopathic hypersomnias)

  1. A neurological disorder characterized primarily by excessive need for sleep, even during the day, without obvious external cause such as a physical brain injury.

Forms of idiopathic hypersomnia

pluralidiopathic hypersomnias

Questions about idiopathic hypersomnia

What does idiopathic hypersomnia mean?
Idiopathic hypersomnia means a neurological disorder characterized primarily by excessive need for sleep, even during the day, without obvious external cause such as a physical brain injury.
What part of speech is idiopathic hypersomnia?
Idiopathic hypersomnia is a noun.
What is the plural of idiopathic hypersomnia?
The plural of idiopathic hypersomnia is idiopathic hypersomnias.

Words near idiopathic hypersomnia in the dictionary

  1. idiopathetic
  2. idiopathetically
  3. idiopathic
  4. idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma
  5. idiopathic facial aseptic granulomas
  6. idiopathic hypersomnia
  7. idiopathic hypersomnias
  8. idiopathic intracranial hypertension
  9. idiopathic pneumonia syndrome
  10. idiopathic postprandial syndrome
  11. idiopathical

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