NARCOSIS
\nɑːkˈə͡ʊsɪs], \nɑːkˈəʊsɪs], \n_ɑː_k_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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The aggregate effects produced by narcotic substances. At times, narcotism is confined to a state of more or less profound stupor; and constitutes, in certain cases, a useful remedial condition; at others, it is a true poisoning, characterized by vertigo, nausea, a state of intoxication or apoplexy, constant delirium, convulsive motions &c. Emetics in strong doses, and not much diluted with water; purgatives and glysters are the first means to be used in this condition. The stupor may afterwards be combated by the use of exciting and stimulating drinks.
By Robley Dunglison
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The stupefaction or insensibility produced by the action of a narcotic or an anesthetic. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.