- hallucinosis
- hal·lu·ci·no·sis
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hallucinosis
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hallucinosis — [hə lo͞o΄si nō′sis] n. [ModL < L hallucinatio + OSIS] a mental disorder characterized by hallucinations … English World dictionary
hallucinosis — A term coined in or shortly before 1900, possibly by the German neurologist Carl Wernicke (1848 1904), to denote a mental state or disorder in which hallucinations feature prominently. The term hallucinosis has been variously defined as 1)… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
hallucinosis phantastica — The term Halluzinosis phantastica was introduced in or shortly before 1921 by the German psychiatrist Paul Schröder (1873 1941) to denote a symptom complex of fantastic delusions rather than hallucinations. In this context the term… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
hallucinosis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1905 a pathological mental state characterized by hallucinations … New Collegiate Dictionary
hallucinosis — /heuh looh seuh noh sis/, n. Psychiatry. a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations. [1900 05; HALLUCIN(ATION) + OSIS] * * * … Universalium
hallucinosis — noun A mental state of hallucination … Wiktionary
hallucinosis — A syndrome, usually of organic origin, characterized by more or less persistent hallucinations e.g., alcoholic h.. organic h. the state of experiencing a false sensory perception in the absence of external stimulus observed in individual … Medical dictionary
hallucinosis — n. illness which causes hallucinations … English contemporary dictionary
hallucinosis — hal•lu•ci•no•sis [[t]həˌlu səˈnoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. psi a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
hallucinosis — /həlusəˈnoʊsəs/ (say huhloohsuh nohsuhs) noun a psychotic state characterised by hallucinations, typically toxic (especially alcoholic) in origin. {hallucin(ation) + osis} …
