Narcoanalysis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Narcoanalysis is a noun meaning (medicine) A form of psychotherapy in which the patient is administered drugs in order to attain a sleeplike state.
Meaning
(medicine) A form of psychotherapy in which the patient is administered drugs in order to attain a sleeplike state.
Example Sentences
He had a set of chains in his room that he said he used with his psychoanalyst; they were experimenting with narcoanalysis and found that Old Bull had seven separate personalities, each growing worse and worse on the way down, till finally he was a raving idiot and had to be restrained with chains.
Word Forms
- narcoanalyses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include narco, narcosynthesis, narcohypnosis, narcosis, narcosuggestion, narcotization.
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