a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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hypnotism (ˈhɪpnəˌtɪzəm)

—n
1.	the scientific study and practice of hypnosis
2.	the process of inducing hypnosis

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hypnotism

1843, short for neuro-hypnotism (1842), coined by Dr. James Braid of Manchester, England, from hypnotic (q.v.) + -ism. In the same work (1843) Braid coined the verb hypnotize.

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hypnotism hyp·no·tism (hĭp'nə-tĭz'əm)
n.

The theory or practice of inducing hypnosis.
The act of inducing hypnosis.

hyp'no·tist n.

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