narcosis
31narcosis — nar•co•sis [[t]nɑrˈkoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat a state of drowsiness or stupor • Etymology: 1685–95; < NL < Gk nárkōsis=narkō , var. s. ofnarkoûnto make numb, der. ofnárkēnumbness + sis sis …
32narcosis — /naˈkoʊsəs / (say nah kohsuhs) noun 1. a state of sleep or drowsiness. 2. a temporary state of stupor or unconsciousness, especially produced by a drug. {New Latin, from Greek narkōsis a benumbing} …
33narcosis — n. stupor induced by narcotics. ♦ narcose, a. in a stupor …
34narcosis — n. 1 Med. the working or effects of soporific narcotics. 2 a state of insensibility. Etymology: Gk narkosis f. narkoo make numb …
35basal narcosis — narcosis marked by complete unconsciousness, amnesia, and analgesia …
36narcosis por nitrógeno — o euforia por nitrógeno o arrebato de las profundidades Efectos de respirar nitrógeno bajo altas presiones. En los buzos que respiran aire comprimido, el nitrógeno satura el sistema nervioso, causando una sensación embriagadora de mareo y… …
37Nitrogen narcosis — Inert gas narcosis [Nitrogen narcosis] Classification and external resources Divers breathe a mixture of oxygen, helium and nitrogen for deep dives to avoid the effects of narcosis. A cylinder label shows the maximum operating depth and mixture… …
38nitrogen narcosis — 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] * * * or nitrogen euphoria or raptures of… …
39nitrogen narcosis — n a state of euphoria and confusion similar to that of alcohol intoxication which occurs when nitrogen in normal air enters the bloodstream at increased partial pressure (as in deepwater diving) <divers typically begin to experience the… …
40nitrogen narcosis — noun confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood deep sea divers can suffer nitrogen narcosis from breathing air under high pressure • Hypernyms: ↑narcosis …
