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DictionarySeehypnosishypnotic sleep
hyp·no·sis (hip-nō'sis), An artificially induced trancelike state, resembling somnambulism, in which the subject is highly susceptible to suggestion, oblivious to all else, and responds readily to the commands of the hypnotist; its scientific validity has been accepted and rejected through several cycles during the past 2 centuries. See: mesmerism. Synonym(s): hypnotic sleep, hypnotic state [G. hypnos, sleep, + -osis, condition] hypnotic sleep1. Sleep induced by hypnotic suggestion.2. Sleep induced by the use of medicines classified as hypnotics.CAUTION!Many hypnotic drugs are habit-forming.See also: sleep |