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

Narcosis Sentence Examples

  • In all cases there is a longer or shorter period of excitement, followed by intoxication or narcosis, and with large doses this passes into paralysis and death from depression of the respiratory centre or of the heart.

  • Too much carbon dioxide and a person will experience headaches, hypertension, depression and exhaustion (also known as CO2 narcosis).

  • The first advantage is that it does not cause narcosis, even at very high inspired partial pressures.

  • One had made an emergency ascent after suffering narcosis and the other had followed at a similar rate.

  • Trimix affords a means of reducing narcosis on dives at greater depths.

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