narcolepsy的词源

英文词源

narcolepsy (n.)

1880, from French narcolepsie, coined 1880 by French physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau (1859-1928) from Latinized form of Greek narke "numbness, stupor" (see narcotic) + lepsis "an attack, seizure," from leps-, future stem of lambanein "take hold of, grasp" (see analemma). Related: Narcoleptic; narcolept.

中文词源

narcolepsy：发作性睡病

narco-,麻木，-lepsy,抓住，词源同epilepsy,nympholepsy.用于指发作性睡病。

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