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Definitions for narcosisnɑrˈkoʊ sɪs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

nar•co•sisnɑrˈkoʊ sɪs(n.)

  1. a state of drowsiness or stupor.

    Category: Pathology

Origin of narcosis:

1685–95; < NL < Gk nárkōsis= narkō-, var. s. of narkoûn to make numb, der. of nárkē numbness + -sis -sis

Princeton's WordNet

  1. narcosis(noun)

    unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

Wiktionary

  1. narcosis(Noun)

    Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Narcosis(noun)

    privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic

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