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NARCOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does narcosis mean? 

NARCOSIS (noun)
  The noun NARCOSIS has 1 sense:

1. unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesiaplay

  Familiarity information: NARCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NARCOSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("narcosis" is a kind of...):

unconsciousness (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "narcosis"):

nitrogen narcosis (confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood)

Derivation:

narcotic (inducing stupor or narcosis)


 Context examples 


Exposure to nitromethane irritates the skin and affects the central nervous system causing nausea, dizziness and narcosis.

(Nitromethane, NCI Thesaurus)



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