Prefixes and Suffixes Modify the Meaning of a Medical Word

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Prefixes and suffixes modify the meaning of a medical word.

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Definitions:

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep, often leading to significant disruptions in daily life.

Hallucinates

The experience of sensing things that are not present in the external environment as if they are real, often a symptom in psychological disorders.

Sleep Attacks

Sudden and irresistible episodes of sleep occurring in disorders such as narcolepsy, characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness.

Animal Magnetism

A historical term referring to a supposed invisible natural force possessed by all living things, including humans, thought to affect health and disease.