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Definition of Hypnagogue
1. Noun. An agent that induces drowsiness or sleep.
Medical Definition of Hypnagogue
1. An agent that induces sleep. Origin: hypno-+ G. Agogos, leading (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypnagogue
Literary usage of Hypnagogue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archives de neurologie (1899)
"... si, après échec de l'hypnotisme, on décide de recourir à un hypnagogue, on
est impardonnable de s'adresser au chloroforme, puisqu'on dispose de l'éther. ..."