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Definition of Narcotism
1. n. Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.
Definition of Narcotism
1. Noun. A narcotic effect; the tendency to cause narcosis. ¹
2. Noun. Addiction to a narcotic drug. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Narcotism
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Medical Definition of Narcotism
1. 1. Stuporous analgesia induced by a narcotic. 2. Addiction to a narcotic. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Narcotism
Literary usage of Narcotism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1842)
"Opium was then given so as to induce narcotism, when almost immediately the pain
ceased, and, by the end of a month, the same treatment had completely ..."
2. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1845)
"Opium was then given so as to induce narcotism, when almost immediately the pain
... Three grains of opium were required to produce narcotism ; and she ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1875)
"... and is to be trusted as a most efficient remedy in controlling not a few of
its disorders."—Brit, lied. Journ., August 7, 1875. 15. narcotism by the ..."
4. The Homoeopathic Theory and Practice of Medicine by Erastus Edgerton Marcy, Franklin W. Hunt (1868)
"narcotism.—The greater the insensibility in narcotic coma the more respiration is
... Coma and narcotism both kill by the lungs. They differ, however: 1. ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In addition we may group as narcotics certain substances which cause not only
narcotism, but also the specific effect ..."
6. A Handbook of Uterine Therapeutics and of Diseases of Women by Edward John Tilt (1881)
"Pseudo-narcotism is on« of these conditions, sufficiently distinct to be identified,
... Pseudo-narcotism occurs chiefly in connection with first and last ..."
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