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Hypobaric
Decreased atmospheric pressure or density when compared with a standard or reference gas or liquid.
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Self-induced hypnotism
The use of hypnotism by people who seek to achieve specific goals for themselves (e.g., controlling pain, promoting health, improving relaxation, or quitting tobacco use). It is also referred to as auto-hypnosis or simply self-hypnosis.
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Hypnotic-dependent sleep disorder
Inability to sleep without the use of sedative/hypnotic drugs (e.g., benzodiazepines, barbiturates).
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Hypnoidization
The induction of hypnosis.
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Hypnoidal
To a condition between sleep and waking, resembling sleep.
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Hypnogram
A chart representing the different stages of sleep in a person studied in a sleep laboratory.
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Hypnodontics
The application of controlled suggestion and hypnosis to the practice of dentistry.
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Hypnagogic state
A transitional state between sleeping and waking and the delusions that may result therefrom.
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Hyphomycetes
In one system of taxonomy, a class of the fungi imperfecti; it includes the genera Aspergillus, Blastomyces, and Histoplasma. This class is equivalent to the phylum Deuteromycotina in another system of taxonomy.
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Hyperviscosity
Excessive resistance to the flow of liquids. Impaired hydraulic behavior, especially of the plasma. Hyperviscous plasma is found in several hematological illnesses, including multiple myeloma and Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. In the latter illness, it can be treated with plasma exchange therapy. The condition of having thick and sticky blood is attributed to the buildup of substantial…
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