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REM |
Rapid Eye Movement (describes a period of sleep during which you dream and your eyes make many small movements)
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REM sleep is an essential part of brain function. |
movimientos oculares rápidos |
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narcolepsy |
A condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
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narcolepsia |
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apnea |
A condition in which sb stops breathing temporarily while they are sleeping.
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apnea |
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disease |
Illness, sickness
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enfermedad |
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breathing |
The action of taking air into the lungs and sending it out again.
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respiración |
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to collapse |
To fall in and become flat or empty. |
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colapsar |
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airstream |
A movement of air, especially a strong one.
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corriente de aire |
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antidepressant |
A drug used to treat depression.
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antidepresivo |
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atonia |
Loss of muscle tone, lack of muscle tone |
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atonía |
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behavior |
The manner of behaving
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comportamiento |
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cataplexy |
Temporary paralysis
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cataplexia o cataplejía |
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device |
An object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job.
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aparato/artefacto |
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to disrupt |
To make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way |
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interrumpir |
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eeg
(electroencephalography )
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An instrument for measuring and recording the electric activity of the brain.
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electroencefalografía |
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hallucination |
The fact of seeming to see or hear sb/sth that is not really there.
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alucinación |
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hormone |
A chemical that the body releases that affects how certain organs or tissues grow or develop.
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hormona |
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hypnagogic hallucination |
visual, tactile, auditory, or other sensory events, that occur at the transition from wakefulness to sleep.
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alucinación hipnagógica |
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orexin |
Neuropeptide that regulates arousal, wakefulness, and appetite.
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Orexina |
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insomnia |
The condition of being unable to sleep.
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insomnio |
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limb |
One of the paired bodily parts of animals, used esp. for moving or grasping.
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extremidad/miembro |
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sedatives |
A drug that makes sb go to sleep or makes them feel calm and relaxed.
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sedante |
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to strike |
To happen suddenly and have a harmful or damaging effect on sb/sth
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dar |
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throat |
A passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way into the body.
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garganta |