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narcosis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unconsciousness

Narrower terms: nitrogen narcosis

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρκωσις (nárkōsis). By surface analysis, narco- + -osis.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: narkózis — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: altatás — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: kábultság — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: kábítás — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: bódultság — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: bódítás — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: érzéstelenítés — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: kábulat — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Hungarian: bódulat — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Indonesian: narkosis — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Indonesian: narkose — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
  • Polish: narkoza — unconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance