hypno-, hypn- +
(Greek: sleep)
hypnotizer
One who hypnotizes.
hypnotoid
Like or resembling the hypnotic state.
hypnotoxin
1. A sleep-inducing substance that accumulates in the body during waking hours.
2. A toxic substance that, according to a discredited hypothesis, accumulates in the bloodstream during drowsiness and ultimately induces sleep.
2. A toxic substance that, according to a discredited hypothesis, accumulates in the bloodstream during drowsiness and ultimately induces sleep.
hypnudism
The practice of, or obsession, for sleeping in the nude.
Hypnus, Hypnos
The god of sleep in Greek mythology; identified with the Roman god, Somnus.
hypohypnotic
A reference to incomplete or light slumber.
idiohypnotism
Self hypnosis; autohypnosis.
narcohypnia
A general numbness sometimes experienced at the moment of awaking from sleep.
narcohypnosis
Stupor or deep sleep induced by hypnosis.
parahypnosis
1. Any kind of sleep disturbance.
2. Abnormal sleep and hypersuggestibility as in the hypnotic state, somnambulism, or pharmacologically induced general anesthesia.
2. Abnormal sleep and hypersuggestibility as in the hypnotic state, somnambulism, or pharmacologically induced general anesthesia.
phrenhypnotic
An obsolete term for phrenology and hypnosis.
posthypnosis, posthypnotic
A suggestion made to someone under hypnosis that is to be acted upon at a later time after the period of hypnosis is over.
