noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Medical/technical term for a state of abnormally deep sleep or torpor, often used in clinical or biological contexts.
The patient has fallen into a state of deep sleep.
Hibernating animals enter a state close to torpor.
lethargic; soporose
A Sino-Japanese formation combining 嗜, “inclination” or “propensity,” with 眠, “sleep,” denoting a pathological tendency toward deep or prolonged sleep.