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hallucinosis

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hal⋅lu⋅ci⋅no⋅sis

  [huh-loo-suh-noh-sis]
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–noun Psychiatry.
a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
Origin:
1900–05; hallucin(ation) + -osis
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hal·lu·ci·no·sis   (hə-lōō'sə-nō'sĭs)   
n.  An abnormal condition or mental state characterized by hallucination.

[hallucin(ation) + -osis.]
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Main Entry: hal·lu·ci·no·sis
Pronunciation: h&-"lüs-&n-'O-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hal·lu·ci·no·ses /-"sEz/
: a pathological mental state characterized by hallucinations
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hallucinosis hal·lu·ci·no·sis (hə-l&oomacr;'sə-nō'sĭs)
n.
An abnormal condition or a mental state that is characterized by hallucination.

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