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hypno-

a combining form meaning “sleep,” “hypnosis,” used in the formation of compound words: hypnotherapy.
Also, especially before a vowel, hypn-.


Origin:
< Gk hýpno(s) sleep; see Hypnos
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hypn-  
pref.  Variant of hypno-.
hypno- or hypn-  
pref.  
  1. Sleep: hypnophobia.

  2. Hypnosis: hypnoanalysis.


[From Greek hupnos, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots.]
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hypno- or hypn-
pref.

  1. Sleep: hypnolepsy.

  2. Hypnosis: hypnoanalysis.

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