NITROGEN NARCOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

narcosis (unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia)

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