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Is it true that doctors and scientists don't actually know what sleep is? i.e. they can list its specs & what it does, but can't precisely define it?
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No: There are many features of sleep which can be measured, explored, and debated. Two relatively simple definitiosn: http://medical-dictionary.Thefreedictionary.Com/sleep and http://www.Merriam-webster.Com/medlineplus/sleep.
Answered 12/9/2013
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