Hypnogenesis
[hip-nuh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌhɪp nəˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/
noun
1.
induction of the hypnotic state.
/ˌhɪpnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
noun
1.
(psychol) the induction of sleep or hypnosis
hypnogenesis hyp·no·gen·e·sis (hĭp’nō-jěn’ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The process of inducing or entering sleep or a hypnotic state.
hyp’no·ge·net’ic (-jə-nět’ĭk) or hyp’no·gen’ic or hyp·nog’e·nous (hĭp-nŏj’ə-nəs) adj.
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