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hallucinosis

[ huh-loo-suh-noh-sis ]
/ həˌlu səˈnoʊ sɪs /
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noun Psychiatry.
a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
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Origin of hallucinosis

First recorded in 1900–05; hallucin(ation) + -osis

Words nearby hallucinosis

hallucinate, hallucination, hallucinatory, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, hallucinosis, hallux, hallux valgus, hallway, Hally, halm
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British Dictionary definitions for hallucinosis

hallucinosis
/ (həˌluːsɪˈnəʊsɪs) /
noun
psychiatry a mental disorder the symptom of which is hallucinations, commonly associated with the ingestion of alcohol or other drugs
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