narcosis /nar·co·sis/ (nahr-ko´sis) reversible depression of the central nervous system produced by drugs, marked by stupor or insensibility.
narcosis
narcosis [nahr-ko´sis]
narcosis (närkō´sis),
narcosis
nar·co·sis (när-k  s s)n. pl. nar·co·ses (-s  z) General and nonspecific reversible depression of neuronal excitability, produced by a physical or chemical agent, usually resulting in stupor rather than in anesthesia. |
narcosis
[närkō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, narkosis, numbness
a state of insensibility or stupor caused by opioid drugs. See also narcotic.
narcosis [nahr-ko´sis]
a reversible state of central nervous system depression induced by a drug.
basal narcosis narcosis with complete unconsciousness, amnesia, and analgesia.
carbon dioxide narcosis respiratory acidosis.
nitrogen narcosis a state resembling drunkenness, with euphoria and disorientation, seen in divers below about 30 meters (100 feet) who are breathing compressed air, because of the high nitrogen content of air; some of the nitrogen enters the bloodstream and acts as a narcotic.
narcosis (närkō´sis),
n drug-induced unconsciousness.
narcosis
a reversible state of central nervous system depression induced by a drug.
basal narcosis, basis narcosis
narcosis with complete unconsciousness, amnesia and analgesia.
narcosis
Psychiatry Drug-induced stupor of varying depth. See Nitrogen narcosis.
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