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Definition of Hypersomnia
1. Noun. An inability to stay awake.
Definition of Hypersomnia
1. Noun. (medicine) Excessive sleepiness ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Hypersomnia
1. Excessive need to sleep. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypersomnia
Literary usage of Hypersomnia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pituitary Body and Its Disorders: Clinical States Produced by Disorders by Harvey Cushing (1912)
"Drowsiness and Torpidity (hypersomnia).—It has been shown experimentally not ...
A most notable example of seemingly seasonal hypersomnia is exhibited by ..."
2. Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy by Stephen Leacock (1915)
""I'm. afraid of it developing into hypersomnia. These are cases where it's been
known to grow intd, a sort of lethargy that pretty well stops , \^11 brain ..."
3. Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Final Report edited by Joyce C Laslof, Marguerite Knox, John D Baldeschwieler (1997)
"(4) insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day. (3) significant weight loss when
not dieting or weight gain (eg, a change of more than 5% of body weight in a ..."
4. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"... to depressed patients who experience low energy and hypersomnia (Davis and
Goldman, 1992). Other side effects of tricyclic antidepressants are common. ..."
5. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... irritable, worried, or discouraged and at least five of the following: • a
change in appetite or weight; • sleep difficulty (insomnia or hypersomnia); ..."
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