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nar·co·sis
(när-kō′sĭs)n. pl. nar·co·ses (-sēz)
A condition of deep stupor or unconsciousness produced by a drug or other chemical substance.
[New Latin narcōsis, from Greek narkōsis, a numbing, from narkoun, to benumb, from narkē, numbness.]
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narcosis
(nɑːˈkəʊsɪs)n
(Medicine) unconsciousness induced by narcotics or general anaesthetics
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nar•co•sis
(nɑrˈkoʊ sɪs)n.
a state of drowsiness or stupor.
[1685–95; < New Latin < Greek nárkōsis= narkō-, variant s. of narkoûn to make numb, derivative of nárkē numbness + -sis -sis]
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narcosis, narcoma
a condition of stupor or unconsciousness induced by drugs.
See also: Drugs-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | narcosis - unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia unconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment nitrogen narcosis - confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood; "deep-sea divers can suffer nitrogen narcosis from breathing air under high pressure" |
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narcosis
n → Narkose f
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nar·co·sis
n. narcosis.
1. letargo y alivio de dolor por el efecto de narcóticos;
2. drogadicción.
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