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narcodiagnosis

American

[nahr-koh-dahy-uhg-noh-sis] / ˌnɑr koʊˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun

Psychiatry.

the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.

Etymology

Origin of narcodiagnosis

narco- + diagnosis

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