Hypnotics [noun]
Definition of Hypnotics:
powerful drug inducing anesthesia or sleep
Synonyms of Hypnotics:
● Opium
● Dope
● Sedative
● Opiate
● Heroin
● Junk
● Fix
● Hypnotic
● Stuff
● Anodyne
● Downer
● Lenitive
● Laudanum
● Nepenthe
Opposite/Antonyms of Hypnotics:
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Sentence/Example of Hypnotics:
If physicians were made accountable, they would use narcotics, hypnotics, and cocaine only when absolutely necessary.
Hypnotics are medicines that relieve pain by procuring sleep, such as hops, &c.
There were also the same evidences of nausea that are so frequently seen after toxic doses of the various hypnotics of this group.
Then he'd drugged himself with a combination of opiates and hypnotics that should have knocked out a horse.
If, however, we are absolutely driven to employ hypnotics, we must commence with the very mildest.
Somnos has no deleterious action on blood as is common with other hypnotics.
Opium, alcohol, and liquid food, are the best hypnotics in such cases.
Insomnia must be relieved by opiates, chloral hydrate, or other hypnotics.
The training of hypnotics has thrown light on this source of error.
Medical practice, however, is acquainted with many more trustworthy and equally safe hypnotics.