Letter U

Unconscious

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<B>1.</B> Interruption of awareness of oneself and one's surroundings, lack of the ability to notice or respond to stimuli in the environment.

A person may become unconscious due to oxygen deprivation, shock, central nervous system depressants such as alcohol and drugs, or injury.<BR><B>2.</B> In psychology, that part of thought and emotion that happens outside everyday awareness

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