NARCOSIS


Meaning of NARCOSIS in English

/ nɑːˈkəʊsɪs; NAmE nɑːrˈkoʊsɪs/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a state caused by drugs in which sb is unconscious or keeps falling asleep

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Greek narkōsis , from narkoun make numb.

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