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narcosis
CIDE DICTIONARY
narcosis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. na`rkwsis. See Narcotic.].
Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
narcosis, n.
1 Med. the working or effects of soporific narcotics.
2 a state of insensibility.
1 Med. the working or effects of soporific narcotics.
2 a state of insensibility.
Etymology
Gk narkosis f. narkoo make numb
THESAURUS
narcosis
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