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narcosynthesis definition

narco·syn·thesis (när′kō sin′t̸hə sis)

noun

a method of treating an acute traumatic neurosis by working with a patient while the patient is under the influence of a hypnotic drug

Etymology: narco- + synthesis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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