sleep pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofsleepandpattern

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sleep
noun
uk
/sliːp/us
/sliːp/
the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind ...
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pattern
adjective[before noun]
used in compounds to refer to the way in which a particular type of hair loss occurs, affecting mainly the top and front of ...
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(Definition ofsleepandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsleep pattern

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There is much less information onsleeppatternvariation and its associations in whole communities.
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The weekendsleeppatternis the same as in men and is highly significant.
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The results consistently demonstrated the presence of a disruptedsleeppattern, with difficulties of both falling and staying asleep.
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The actigraph is a wrist-worn device that processes information concerning motor activity and reflects thesleeppatternin healthy individuals.
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What would that do to thesleeppatternof doctors and nurses?
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There is a threshold at which a person is awoken from his or her normalsleeppattern.
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Zugunruhe involves increased activity towards and after dusk with changes in the normalsleeppattern.
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Our psychologists tell us that when people reach a deficit of seven hours sleep against their usualsleeppatternthey make errors in tests and clinical judgments.
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Half of all children develop a disruptedsleeppatternserious enough to warrant assistance of a physician.
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A case has been made that maintaining such asleeppatternmay be important in regulating stress.
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She can go outside during the day, attends high school, and follows thesleeppatternof normal humans.
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These are rated on a 0-3 scale and the sleep is finally evaluated from the overall soundness of an individual'ssleeppattern.
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Unlike non-selective benzodiazepine drugs and zopiclone which distort thesleeppattern, zaleplon appears to induce sleep without disrupting the natural sleep architecture.
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When a person has trouble getting to sleep, but has a normalsleeppatternonce asleep, a circadian rhythm disorder is a likely cause.
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A contrary view is that such waking up is a naturalsleeppatternthat is actually beneficial, rather than a form of insomnia.
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Although he did not know the cause of her atypicalsleeppatternuntil after the conclusion of his studies, he had no significant difficulties gathering data.
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