NITROGEN NARCOSIS


Meaning of NITROGEN NARCOSIS in English

Pathol.

a semistupor, lightheadedness, or euphoria experienced by deep-sea divers when nitrogen from air enters the blood at higher than atmospheric pressure. Also called rapture of the deep .

[ 1935-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .