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nar•co•sis
Pronunciation: (när-kō'sis), [key]—
n.
1. a state of stupor or drowsiness.
2. a state of stupor or greatly reduced activity produced by a drug. Cf.
nitrogen narcosis. Also called
narcotism. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.