Narcosis Definition

när-kōsĭs
narcoses
noun
A condition of deep stupor which passes into unconsciousness and paralysis, usually caused by a narcotic or certain chemicals.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Narcosis

Noun

Singular:
narcosis
Plural:
narcoses

Origin of Narcosis

  • New Latin narcōsis from Greek narkōsis a numbing from narkoun to benumb from narkē numbness

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From narco- + -osis.

    From Wiktionary

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