African sleeping sickness

noun

: sleeping sickness sense 1

African sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei, gradually brings on devastating neurological symptoms that affect the sleep cycle.

—C. Brownlee

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

African sleeping sickness

noun

: sleeping sickness sense 1

Medical Definition

African sleeping sickness

noun

: sleeping sickness sense 1