| hypn- | See: hypno-. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hypnagogic | Denoting a transitional state, related to the hypnoidal, preceding sleep; applied also to various hallucinations that may manifest themselves at that time. See: hypnoidal. Origin: hypno-+ G. Agogos, leading (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnagogic hallucination | <neurology, symptom> Vivid hallucinatory imagery at the onset of sleep. (11 Jan 1998) |
| hypnagogic image | Imagery occurring between wakefulness and sleep. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnagogue | An agent that induces sleep. Origin: hypno-+ G. Agogos, leading (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnalgia | Pain occurring during sleep. Synonym: dream pain. Origin: hypno-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnapagogic | Denoting a state similar to the hypnagogic, through which the mind passes in coming out of sleep; denoting also hallucinations experienced at such time. Origin: hypno-+ G. Apo, from, + agogos, leading (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnesthesia | Synonym: drowsiness. Origin: hypno-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnic | Relating to or causing sleep. Origin: G. Hypnikos, relating to sleep (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypno- | Sleep, hypnosis. Origin: G. Hypnos (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnoanalysis | Psychoanalysis or other psychotherapy which employs hypnosis as an adjunctive technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnoanalytic | Pertaining to hypnoanalysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnocatharsis | Ventilation of suppressed or repressed emotional tension, conflicts, and anxiety under hypnosis. Origin: hypno-+ G. Katharsis, purification (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnocinematograph | An obsolete term for somnocinematograph. Origin: hypno-+ G. Kinema, movement, + graphe, a record (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypnocyst | <biology> A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts. Origin: Gr. Sleep + E. Cyst. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |