narcosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρκωσις (nárkōsis). By surface analysis, narco- +‎ -osis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /nɑɹˈkoʊ.sɪs/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /nɑːˈkəʊ.sɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

narcosis (countable and uncountable, plural narcoses)

1. (pathology) Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.

Derived terms

• autonarcosis
• electronarcosis
• inert gas narcosis
• toponarcosis

Related terms

• narcotic
• narcotize
• nitrogen narcosis

Translations

unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance

• Hungarian: narkózis (hu), altatás (hu), kábultság (hu), kábítás (hu), bódultság (hu), bódítás (hu), érzéstelenítés (hu), kábulat (hu), bódulat (hu)
• Indonesian: narkosis (id), narkose (id)

Anagrams

• sarcosin