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hypnagogic
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hypnagogic /hyp·na·gog·ic/ (hip?nah-goj´ik)
1. hypnotic (1, 2).
2. occurring just before sleep; applied to hallucinations occurring at sleep onset.
hyp·na·gog·ic or hyp·no·gog·ic (hpn-gjk, -gjk)
adj.
1. Inducing sleep; soporific.
2. Of or relating to the state of drowsiness preceding sleep.
3. Relating to the images or hallucinations sometimes perceived during this state.
hypnagogic
producing sleep.


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