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nap
Sleep disorders An episode of sleep outside of the principal sleep period. See Driver fatigue, Sleep deprivation, Sleep disorders.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
nap
(nap)1. To slumber.
2. A short sleep; a doze. See: sleep
power nap
A colloquial, humorous term for a nap taken during work for refreshment before resuming one's work.
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