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hypnosedation

hypnosedation noun: sedation by hypnosis.

Noun

hypnosedation (uncountable)

  1. sedation by hypnosis
    • "Mild hypnosedation and hypokinesia may be either beneficial, as they facilitate nursing, or deleterious, as they impair intellectual and psychomotor skills."1974, Stuart Fielding, Harbans Lal, Michael J. Antonaccio, Neuroleptics: Industrial pharmacology

Origin of hypnosedation

From hypno- + sedation.

Questions about hypnosedation

What does hypnosedation mean?
Hypnosedation means sedation by hypnosis.
What part of speech is hypnosedation?
Hypnosedation is a noun.

Words near hypnosedation in the dictionary

  1. hypnopædic
  2. hypnorape
  3. Hypnos
  4. hypnoscope
  5. hypnoscopes
  6. hypnosedation
  7. hypnosedative
  8. hypnosedatives
  9. hypnoseduction
  10. hypnoses
  11. hypnosis

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