narcotic
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- adjective
- /nɑrˈkɑtɪk/
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narcótico
- After surgery, he was prescribed a narcotic to help alleviate his intense pain.
Up until not long ago it was considered a non narcotic controlled substance.
- Up until not long ago it was considered a non narcotic controlled substance.
- And again, we have folks that, you know, robbers, rapists, narcotic traffickers, you name it.
- Third, I want to know what impact has television advertising of narcotic drugs having on our society.
- It was one of the only successes that that that his whole, you know, counter narcotic drug counter cartel ever had.
Examples
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Others will need narcotics for every SCC, and as narcotic tolerance develops, the dose may have to be adjusted upward.
Academic text (2003) -
I was nervously awake, but my body was still in a narcotic sleep.
Fiction book (2000) -
This year, over a thousand people in New York alone have died from narcotic related deaths.
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Three types of narcotic effects have been identified with respect to the use of datura.
Academic text (1994) -
Related to its narcotic uses, the poppy also had traditional therapeutic functions.
Academic text (2011) -
The original version of the penal code contained other provisions relating to narcotic substances as well.
Academic text (2007) -
The mean daily amount of narcotic pain medication used in each group was plotted over time (Figure 2).
Academic text (2009) -
The doctor warned her about the risks of using narcotic pain medication for her chronic back pain.
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Following strict guidelines is essential when prescribing narcotic drugs to prevent misuse.
Synonyms
To make someone very sleepy or unconscious
Compounds
- Formal
A United Nations group that oversees international rules and policies about drugs
- Specialized
A drug that stops the effects of strong pain medicines and helps breathing
How Sleep-Inducing
Surface Forms
Morphology
narcotic = narcot + ic
The adjective is formed from the combining form 'narcot-' + '-ic', but 'narcot-' is not a recognisable English base, so the meaning is not transparently inferable by learners.
Etymology
Narcotic uses the prefix narco- from Greek narke, meaning 'sleep' or 'numbness'. So when something is called narcotic it relates to drugs that dull the senses or bring on sleep, and this is why the word is used for medicines and their risks.