- indicating numbness or torpor: narcolepsy
- connected with or derived from illicit drug production: narcoeconomies
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nar•co
(när′kō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cos. [Slang.]
narco-,
- Slang Termsnarc.
- compare -o shortening of
narcotic
narco-,
- a combining form meaning "stupor,'' "narcosis,'' used in the formation of compound words:narcodiagnosis.
- Greek nárk(ē) numbness, stiffness + -o-
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narco-, (sometimes before a vowel) narc- combining form
'narco' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
narco-
- narc
- narceine
- narcoanalysis
- narcodiagnosis
- narcolepsy
- narcomania
- narcosynthesis
- narcotherapy
- narcotic
- nitrogen narcosis