narcoanalysis

[ nahr-koh-uh-nal-uh-sis ]

noun
  1. a method of psychological investigation in which the conscious or unconscious unwillingness of a subject to express memories or feelings is diminished by the use of a barbiturate drug.

Origin of narcoanalysis

1
First recorded in 1935–40; narco- + analysis

Words Nearby narcoanalysis

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British Dictionary definitions for narcoanalysis

narcoanalysis

/ (ˌnɑːkəʊəˈnælɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. psychoanalysis of a patient in a trance induced by a narcotic drug

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