Narcosis

Word NARCOSIS
Character 8
Hyphenation ‖Nar co sis
Pronunciations /nɑːˈkəʊ.sɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Narcosis"

What do we mean by narcosis?

A condition of deep stupor or unconsciousness produced by a drug or other chemical substance. noun

In pathology, the stupefying effect of a narcotic; narcotism. noun

Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic. noun

Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance. noun

Unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia noun

Unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.

Becoming unconscious/asleep because of the effects of a narcotic/opioid drug. Urban Dictionary

That really tired, lazy feeling one gets after stuffing oneself on food. From: post, meaning after; phag; meaning eat; and narco, meaning sleep. Urban Dictionary

A drowsy state induced by breathing air in pressures higher than one atmosphere. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Narcosis

The word "narcosis" in example sentences

And everything is swathed in glove leather and Alcantara, trimmed in a choice of three varieties of wood, bezeled in well-crafted aluminum brightwork and bathed in a kind of narcosis of ambient light. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)

Scopolamine was found to produce a state of excitement followed by a kind of narcosis in which, in the transition state between consciousness and sleep, hallucinations sometimes occur ❋ Unknown (1992)

I would also like to add that the term "narcosis" refers to someone who has been rendered unconscious by a general anesthetic, not someone on the mild effects of cannabis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other researchers established that the crabs were suffering from a kind of narcosis induced by hydrocarbon poisoning. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nitrox and heliox, Gideon knew, were air mixtures intended for use at great depth or during extended dives in order to alleviate the various problems, including the bends, oxygen toxicity, and nitrogen narcosis, that came as the result of gases being compressed—or decompressed—in the human body. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

Even under the best circumstances, some nitrogen narcosis occurred at this depth. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

Most of the documents I scanned today were about a special drug that neutralise narcosis or overdoses. ❋ Nathreee (2009)

Even though Marina begins to succumb to the narcosis of the jungle, she senses that she is being groomed to replace Dr. Swenson as chief researcher and tribal panjandrum. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The interaction of electromagnetic radiation and chemicals in the brain was demonstrated for example by the experiment where irradiation of rats 'heads by 20 and 40 mW/cm2 microwaves pulsed at 300, 600 and 1000 Hz woke the rats up in 5 minutes from narcosis (23). ❋ Unknown (2009)

It can inhibit electron transport, cellular respiration, induce vomiting, diarrhea, and mild narcosis in animals [7]. ❋ Wikipedia (2009)

Maybe familiarity breeds the opposite of contempt ... narcosis? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Without admitting the existence of this deeper self it is impossible to explain satisfactorily the duration of the sense of consciousness, or the feeling of personal identity through changing states of mind, and through the interruptions is consciousness produced during sleep, fainting, hypnosis and narcosis. ❋ William Harryman (2009)

Limited air, the bends, poor visibility, the potential of being trapped by a jungle of twisted steel and cables, and the ever-present drunk-like state of narcosis that can lead to deadly decisions — all are chilling. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Joe: Damn Jim, took 20mgs of Morphine last night and 5 minutes later I was out for 8 hours. Jim: You had [narcosis] Joe. [Taper] [the dose] down to 15mg, you should be okay then. ❋ Rocker007 (2009)

Duuuuuuuuude, [Thanksgiving] was [soooo] great, but I can't [friggin'] move... I got postphagotory narcosis! ❋ TinDefacto (2010)

The [scuba diver] [died] of nitrogen narcosis. ❋ Bdavid (2015)

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