hallucinosis

hallucinosis
A syndrome, usually of organic origin, characterized by more or less persistent hallucinations e.g., alcoholic h..
- organic h. the state of experiencing a false sensory perception in the absence of external stimulus observed in individuals with one of the organic mental disorders ( e.g., the frightening sensations experienced in alcoholic h. or by a person who has ingested LSD or another of the mind-altering drugs). See hallucination.

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hal·lu·ci·no·sis hə-.lüs-ən-'ō-səs n, pl -no·ses -.sēz a pathological mental state characterized by hallucinations

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hal·lu·ci·no·sis (hə-loo″sĭ-noґsis) a state characterized by the presence of hallucinations without other impairment of consciousness. hallucinotic adj

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