rapture of the deep

noun, Pathology
1.
nitrogen narcosis.
Origin
1950-55; coined by J. Y. Cousteau as a translation of the French phrase ivresse des grandes profondeurs
Examples from the web for rapture of the deep
  • Nitrogen can cause a condition called nitrogen narcosis or rapture of the deep, which is similar to alcohol intoxication.
rapture of the deep in Medicine

rapture of the deep rap·ture of the deep (rāp'chər)
n.
See nitrogen narcosis.