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narcotherapy

American  
[nahr-koh-ther-uh-pee] / ˌnɑr koʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.

Etymology

Origin of narcotherapy

First recorded in 1965–70; narco- + therapy

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