Meaning of sleep deprivation | Babel Free

Definitions

The condition of being kept awake and not getting enough sleep (as forcibly by someone else, or by a disorder), to the point of noticeably lower alertness.

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Examples

“Sleep deprivation can lead to fatal vehicular accidents.”

“Growing evidence has accumulated over the last two decades and revealed that a number of sleep traits in humans are heritable, such as timing of sleep, total daily sleep requirement, response to sleep deprivation, and various EEG measurements/patterns.”

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