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delayed sleep phase disorder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
de-layed sleep- phase dis-or-der
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A circadian rhythm sleep disorder in which the subject falls asleep some hours after midnight and has difficulty waking up in the morning.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

delayed sleep phase disorders (plural)

Questions

What does delayed sleep phase disorder mean?
A circadian rhythm sleep disorder in which the subject falls asleep some hours after midnight and has difficulty waking up in the morning.

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