| Narcotic (narcotic) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Nar*cot"ic |
| [F.
narcotique, Gr. (?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?), fr.
(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?)(?) to benumb, na`rkh numbness, torpor.]
(Med.) |
Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as
a narcotic.
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| Narcotic (narcotic) |
|---|
| n. | (?) |
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| Nar*cot"ic |
| (Med.) |
A
drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid
susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in
poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when
given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are
opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and
conium.
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