Defn: A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.
HYPNAGOGIC
Hyp`na*gog"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Leading to sleep; — applied to the illusions of one who is half asleep.
HYPNOBATE
Hyp"no*bate, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr.
Defn: A somnambulist. [R.]
HYPNOCYST
Hyp"no*cyst, n. Etym: [Gr. cyst.] (Biol.)
Defn: A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts.
HYPNOGENIC
Hyp`no*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is said to cause an attack of hypnotic sleep. De Watteville.
HYPNOLOGIST
Hyp*nol"o*gist, n.