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Definition of Narcosis
1. Noun. Unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia.
Definition of Narcosis
1. n. Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.
Definition of Narcosis
1. Noun. (pathology) Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance. ¹
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Definition of Narcosis
1. a drug-induced stupor [n -COSES]
Medical Definition of Narcosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcosis
Literary usage of Narcosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1994)
"Helium is a gas widely used in diving as a substitute for nitrogen and to prevent
narcosis (see Section 15.1.3). Helium is such a weak narcotic that helium ..."
2. The Harvey Lectures by Harvey Society of New York, New York Academy of Medicine (1912)
"Furthermore, I believe that this theme, the subject of narcosis, ... Prom the
theoretical side, because the processes of narcosis introduce us into the most ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"It was found that the viscosity of the blood is increased by deep ether or
chloroform narcosis and lessened during light anesthesia. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"narcosis and antiseptics now make possible a series of daring operations, ...
A new epoch of progress begins in 1846 with the introduction of narcosis. ..."
5. Irritability: A Physiological Analysis of the General Effect of Stimuli in by Max Verworn (1913)
"Asphyxiation, fatigue, heat depression, as a consequence of restriction of
oxydative disintegration. narcosis. Theories of narcosis. ..."
6. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"THEORIES OF narcosis General Statement.—The aliphatic compounds or hydrocarbons
... narcosis is one of the most common and striking pharmacologie phenomena. ..."
7. Therapeutic Gazette (1891)
"The speaker only has induced primary narcosis, —ie, he has only given it until
... The pupils dilate according to the profoundness of the narcosis ; in one ..."
8. Alcohol, the Sanction for Its Use: Scientifically Established and Populary by J. Starke (1907)
"The effect of alcohol has nothing to do with a narcosis. The characteristics of
a narcosis are threefold: 1, Stupor, that is, an absolute dimness of ..."
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