| Pronunciation: | | nâr'kowsis
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| | Definition: | | [n] unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia |
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| | See Also: | | nitrogen narcosis, unconsciousness |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nar*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. na`rkwsis. See
{Narcotic}.] (Med.)
Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A state of stupor often induced by drugs or other agents. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Narcosis is a state of unconsciousness due to the administration of a chemical. |
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| | Related Terms: | | analgesia, anesthesia, callousness, catalepsy, coma, deadness, dullness, electronarcosis, encephalitis lethargica, high, impassibility, imperception, imperceptiveness, imperceptivity, impercipience, inconsiderateness, insensibility, insensibleness, insensitiveness, insensitivity, insentience, lethargy, narcohypnosis, narcolepsy, narcoma, narcotic stupor, narcotization, nod, numbness, obtuseness, pins and needles, sedation, shock, sleeping sickness, sopor, stupor, swoon, thanatosis, thick skin, trance, unfeeling, unfeelingness, unperceptiveness |
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