NARCOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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)

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