Kleine-Levin syndrome

[ klahyn-luh-vin ]

/ ˈklaɪn ləˈvɪn /

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noun Pathology.

prolonged episodes of excessive sleepiness often accompanied by overeating, hallucinations, and electroencephalogram changes, usually beginning in adolescence. Abbreviation: KLS

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Origin of Kleine-Levin syndrome

Named after German psychiatrist Willi Kleine (1879–1961) and Russian-born U.S. psychologist Max Levin (1901–74), who independently described it in the 1920s

Words nearby Kleine-Levin syndrome

Kleenex, Klee, Paul, Kleiber, Klein, Klein bottle, Kleine-Levin syndrome, kleinhuisie, Kleinian, Kleist, Klemperer, Kleopatra

How to use Kleine-Levin syndrome in a sentence

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We still have a long way to go, but it has improved dramatically since the post Vietnam syndrome when Vets were spit on.
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Levin can at least diagnose the problem and recognize that this leads to an evacuation of traditional politics.
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik lilted joyously about him as he found a chair and sat down.
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The equinox of outraged earth shall blaze And flash its levin on your infamous might.
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Tina Levin had paid nearly $30—more than she had spent for her clothing during the year.
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Nobody has any fingers for the kleine Passagen (little fine passages).
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Levin's credulous eyes shone, and with one reluctant look towards his mother's cottage he led the way into the country.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend