hypnosedation

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English

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Etymology

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From hypno- +‎ sedation.

Noun

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hypnosedation (uncountable)

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