HYPNOSIS (hypnoses)

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Irregular inflected form: hypnoses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypnosis mean? 

• HYPNOSIS (noun)
  The noun HYPNOSIS has 1 sense:

1. a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion

  Familiarity information: HYPNOSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPNOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypnosis" is a kind of...):

mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypnosis"):

self-hypnosis (hypnosis induced by yourself)

Derivation:

hypnotic (attracting and holding interest as if by a spell)

hypnotise; hypnotize (induce hypnosis in)

 Context examples 

While under hypnosis, a person may feel calm, relaxed, and more open to suggestion.

(Hypnosis, NCI Dictionary)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Other methods I use to relieve pain include; hypnosis.

(BPI - Hypnosis to Relieve Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

Consequently, its physiologic effects include sedation, hypnosis, reduction of anxiety, and respiratory depression and the drug causes tolerance and dependence.

(Butalbital, NCI Thesaurus)

A technique used to change subjects' behavior, for example, psychotherapy, lifestyle counseling or hypnosis.

(Behavioral Intervention, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Examples of mind-body practices include meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, yoga, and tai chi.

(Mind-body practice, NCI Dictionary)

An unique natural method of childbirth that is supported by a relaxing self-hypnosis method.

(Hypnobirthing, NCI Thesaurus)

CNS depressive effects associated with this drug class include mild sedation, hypnosis, anesthesia, and coma as well as a decrease in seizure activity.

(Barbiturate, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples of mind-body modalities include meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, yoga, and tai chi.

(Mind-body modality, NCI Dictionary)

Complementary medicine includes acupuncture, dietary supplements, massage therapy, hypnosis, and meditation.

(Complementary medicine, NCI Dictionary)

Examples are meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, support groups, etc. These are often considered conventional practice and become CAM related when applied to conditions for which they are not usually used, such as hypnosis for genetic problems, support groups for cancer survival, meditation to slow aging.

(Mind-Body Method, NCI Thesaurus)