Meanings
nounnarcosis (countable and uncountable, plural narcoses)
plural narcoses
- countableuncountablemedicineUnconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance.
Origin
- Ancient Greekνάρκωσις
- Englishnarcosis
From Ancient Greek νάρκωσις (nárkōsis). By surface analysis, narco- + -osis.
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Hungarian narkózis, altatás
- narkózisunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- altatásunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- kábultságunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- kábításunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- bódultságunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- bódításunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- érzéstelenítésunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- kábulatunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- bódulatunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
Indonesian narkosis, narkose
- narkosisunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
- narkoseunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
Polish narkoza
- narkozaunconsciousness caused by a drug, anaesthetic or other chemical substance
Cite this entry
APA
narcosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcosis
MLA
“narcosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcosis.
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