Narcosynthesis
[nahr-koh-sin-thuh-sis] /ˌnɑr koʊˈsɪn θə sɪs/
noun
1.
a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
narcosynthesis nar·co·syn·the·sis (när’kō-sĭn’thĭ-sĭs)
n.
See narcoanalysis.
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