睡すい眠みん遮しゃ断だん

noun

sleep deprivation

Medical term for the condition of not getting enough sleep, often used in clinical or research contexts. Compare with 睡眠不足, which is a more everyday term for lack of sleep.

See also: 睡眠不足

• 睡すい眠みん遮しゃ断だんが健けん康こうに与あたえる影えい響きょうを調しらべる実じっ験けんが行おこなわれた。

  An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of sleep deprivation on health.