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NITROGEN NARCOSIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does nitrogen narcosis mean?

• NITROGEN NARCOSIS (noun)
The noun NITROGEN NARCOSIS has 1 sense:

1. confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood

Familiarity information: NITROGEN NARCOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NITROGEN NARCOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

deep-sea divers can suffer nitrogen narcosis from breathing air under high pressure

Hypernyms ("nitrogen narcosis" is a kind of...):

narcosis (unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia)

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