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microsleep

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mi·cro·sleep (mkr-slp)
n.
A period of sleep that lasts up to a few seconds, usually experienced by narcoleptics or by severely sleep-deprived people.

microsleep
Nodding Sleep disorders A brief episode of sleep lasting a few secs, which occurs in night-shift fatigue; it is associated with excess daytime sleepiness and automatic behavior. See Circadian rhythm, Libby Zion, Night-shift fatigue, Sleep disorders.


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