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NARCOSIS
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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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