sleep clinic:睡眠门诊;睡眠诊所。专门评估、诊断和治疗睡眠相关问题(如失眠、睡眠呼吸暂停、嗜睡等)的医疗机构或科室。
/ˈsliːp ˌklɪnɪk/
I went to a sleep clinic to find out why I snore. 我去睡眠门诊查明自己为什么打鼾。
After months of insomnia, she was referred to a sleep clinic, where doctors monitored her overnight and adjusted her treatment plan. 在失眠持续数月后,她被转诊到睡眠诊所,医生对她进行整夜监测,并调整了治疗方案。
sleep 源自古英语 slǣp(睡眠),clinic 源自希腊语 klinikē(床边的医疗),经拉丁语和法语进入英语,原意与“在病床旁进行诊疗”相关;组合成 sleep clinic,字面即“处理睡眠问题的诊疗机构”。