hypnogenic

English

Etymology

From hypno- +‎ -genic.

Adjective

hypnogenic (not comparable)

1. Inducing sleep.
2. Inducing hypnosis.
   • 1887, The Popular Science Monthly:

     In order to illustrate further the intimate connection between certain morbid forms of sleep and the hysterical state, I shall briefly allude to the so-called "hysterogenic" and "hypnogenic" pressure-points […]

Synonyms

• hypnogenous