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hyp⋅no⋅ther⋅a⋅py

[hip-noh-ther-uh-pee]
–noun
treatment of a symptom, disease, or addiction by means of hypnotism.

Origin:
1895–1900; hypno- + therapy


hyp⋅no⋅ther⋅a⋅pist, noun
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hyp·no·ther·a·py   (hĭp'nō-thěr'ə-pē)   
n.   pl. hyp·no·ther·a·pies
Therapy based on or using hypnosis, often used for treatment of chronic pain.
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Main Entry: hyp·no·ther·a·py
Pronunciation: -'ther-&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
1 : the treatment of disease by hypnotism
2 : psychotherapy that facilitates suggestion, reeducation, or analysis by means of hypnosis —hyp·no·ther·a·peu·tic /-"ther-&-'pyüt-ik/ adjective
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hypnotherapy hyp·no·ther·a·py (hĭp'nō-thěr'ə-pē)
n.

  1. Therapy using hypnosis, especially for chronic pain.

  2. Treatment of disease by inducing prolonged sleep.

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