Hypnotism
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A form of sleep or somnambulism brought on by artificial means,in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and anunusual activity of others. It is induced by an action upon thenerves, through the medium of the senses, as in persons of veryfeeble organization, by gazing steadly at a very bright object heldbefore the eyes, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface ofthe body.
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The act of being hypnotized
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