| 单词 | nitrogen narcosis |
| 释义 | nitrogen narcosis in American English reduction in the ability to think clearly and react quickly, caused by increased air pressure which increases the concentration of nitrogen in the body tissue and brain: a special concern of deep-sea divers nitrogen narcosis in American Englishnoun Pathology a semistupor, lightheadedness, or euphoria experienced by deep-sea divers when nitrogen from air enters the blood at higher than atmospheric pressure Also called: rapture of the deep Word origin [1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, complementation, roomette, unit trust, walk-through |
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