narcodiagnosis

narcodiagnosis
/nahr'koh duy'euhg noh"sis/, n. Psychiatry.
the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
[NARCO- + DIAGNOSIS]

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  • narcodiagnosis — n. use of narcotic drugs to facilitate diagnosis (Psychiatry) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • narcodiagnosis — |närkō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from narc + diagnosis : the use of sedative or hypnotic drugs for diagnostic purposes (as in psychiatry) * * * /nahr koh duy euhg noh sis/, n. Psychiatry. the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • narco- — a combining form meaning stupor, narcosis, used in the formation of compound words: narcodiagnosis. Also, esp. before a vowel, narc . [ < Gk nárk(e) numbness, stiffness + O ] * * * …   Universalium

  • narc- — I. combining form or narco Etymology: Middle English nark , from Middle French narc , from Medieval Latin, from Greek nark , from narkoun to benumb more at narcotic 1. : numbness : stupor …   Useful english dictionary

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