hypnoanalysis

[ hip-noh-uh-nal-uh-sis ]
/ ˌhɪp noʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /

noun

a method of psychoanalysis in which a patient is put into hypnosis in an attempt to secure analytic data, free associations, and early emotional reactions.

Origin of hypnoanalysis

First recorded in 1915–20; hypno- + analysis

OTHER WORDS FROM hypnoanalysis

hyp·no·an·a·lyt·ic [hip-noh-an-l-it-ik] /ˌhɪp noʊˌæn lˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hypnoanalysis

hypnagogic state, hypnagogue, hypnapagogic, hypnesthesia, hypno-, hypnoanalysis, hypnobirthing, hypnodrama, hypnogenesis, hypnogenic spot, hypnograph

British Dictionary definitions for hypnoanalysis

hypnoanalysis
/ (ˌhɪpnəʊəˈnælɪsɪs) /

noun

psychol psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person

Derived forms of hypnoanalysis

hypnoanalytic (ˌhɪpnəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for hypnoanalysis

hypnoanalysis
[ hĭp′nō-ə-năl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The use of hypnosis and psychoanalytic techniques.