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sleeping(1) (iou) and no reflow phenomenon (medicine)


sleeping(1) (iou)



sleeping ppl adjective. ME.
[from SLEEP verb + -ING2.]
That sleeps or is asleep; pertaining to a person who is asleep. ME.
Inducing sleep; soporific. rare. LME-L16.
Numb; devoid of sensation. M16.
Inactive, quiescent. M16.
Quiet, silent; motionless. L18.
Special collocations & phrases: let sleeping dogs lie: see DOG noun. sleeping Beauty [with allus. to the heroine of a fairy tale who slept for 100 years until woken by the kiss of a prince] an unconscious or inactive person or thing. sleeping giant a dormant or inactive force. sleeping lizard (chiefly Austral.) any of various lizards, esp. the stump-tailed skink, Trachydosaurus rugosus. sleeping partner a partner in a business who takes no part in the actual work. sleeping policeman: see POLICEMAN 2b. sleeping princess = sleeping Beauty above. wake a sleeping wolf: see WOLF noun.
sleepingly adverb (a) when asleep; (b) sleepily: LME.

no reflow phenomenon (medicine)


no reflow phenomenon
Absence of blood flow in a portion of the brain which has been damaged, usually by ischemia.