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nar⋅co⋅a⋅nal⋅y⋅sis

  [nahr-koh-uh-nal-uh-sis]
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–noun
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.
Compare truth serum.

Origin:
1935–40; narco- + analysis
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Main Entry: nar·co·anal·y·sis
Pronunciation: "när-kO-&-'nal-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural nar·co·anal·y·ses /-"sEz/
: psychotherapy that is performed under sedation for the recovery of repressed memories together with the emotionaccompanying the experience and that is designed to facilitate an acceptable integration of the experience in the patient's personality
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narcoanalysis nar·co·a·nal·y·sis (när'kō-ə-nāl'ĭ-sĭs)
n. pl. nar·co·a·nal·y·ses (-sēz')
Psychotherapy conducted while the patient is in a sleeplike state induced by barbiturates or other drugs, especially as a means of releasing repressed feelings or thoughts. Also called narcosynthesis.

nar'co·an'a·lyt'ic (-ān'ə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.

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