Words of the Day 12/6/10

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Narcosis

nar·co·sis [nahr-koh-sis] 
–noun
1. a state of stupor or drowsiness.
2. a state of stupor or greatly reduced activity produced by a drug. Compare nitrogen narcosis.

Also called narcotism.

Origin,
1690s, "state of unconsciousness caused by a narcotic," from Mod.L., from Gk. narkosis, from narkoun "to benumb"

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