narcosis

(när-kō'sĭs)

[New Latin narcōsis, from Greek narkōsis, a numbing, from narkoun, to benumb, from narkē, numbness.]

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From the Greek word meaning ‘to benumb’. A soporific or insensible state; a state produced by a narcotic drug. Regrettably the word ‘narcotic’ has been misused, especially in the US, where various narcotic agencies seem to call all drugs of abuse ‘narcotics’, whether they be heroin or cocaine, though the latter produces a state opposite to narcosis.

— Alan W. Cuthbert

See analgesia; drug; opiates and opioid drugs.

An unconscious state induced by a narcotic analgesic.

A reversible state of central nervous system depression induced by a drug.

• basal n., basis n. — narcosis with complete unconsciousness, amnesia and analgesia.

Drug-induced unconsciousness.

Narcosis may refer to:

• Narcosis, the unconsciousness induced by a narcotic drug
• Nitrogen narcosis, an effect of diving deep with nitrogen
• Hydrogen narcosis, an effect of diving deep with hydrogen

In music:

• Narcosis (band), an English metal band
• Narcosis, a Peruvian punk band
• A song by Marilyn Manson (Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis))

In comic books:

• A minor foe of Batman.

See also

• Narcolepsy
• Sleep
• Unconsciousness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - narkose

Nederlands (Dutch)
narcose

Français (French)
n. - narcose

Deutsch (German)
n. - Narkose

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιατρ.) νάρκωση

Italiano (Italian)
narcosi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - narcose (f) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
наркоз

Español (Spanish)
n. - narcosis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - narkos, bedövningstillstånd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
昏迷状态, 麻醉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 昏迷狀態, 麻醉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (마약, 마취약에 의한) 혼수상태

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 麻酔, 昏睡, 昏睡状態

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الخدر : تخدر من اثر مادة مخدرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תרדמה ע"י סם, נרקוזה, מצב של חוסר-תחושה‬

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