narcotism
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- narcotist noun
Etymology
Origin of narcotism
Example Sentences
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The desire to sleep was intoxicating, delicious, irresistible; and with it ran delicious, restful thrills through all his limbs, the narcotism of the blood.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 by Various
Natural sleep is one of these; the unconsciousness of narcotism or anesthesia is another.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Chronic encephalitis or meningitis may succeed the acute stage, or may be due to stable miasma, blood poison, narcotism, lead poisoning, etc.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
In undue somnolence, in nervous headache, in narcotism, also, at times when the exigencies of life require excessively prolonged wakefulness, caffein may be used as the most powerful agent known for producing wakefulness.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
How does a patient breathe when moribund from simple exhaustion, and how does such respiration differ from the toil and struggle of asthma or the stertor of narcotism?
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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