Medical term:
hallucinogen
hallucinogen
[hah-loo´sĭ-no-jen″]a chemical agent capable of producing hallucinations. adj., adj hallucinogen´ic. Drugs that have hallucinogenic properties include lsd, mescaline, and psilocybin. Certain mushrooms, seeds, and cactus buttons (such as peyote) are also hallucinogenic. The experiences brought about by the use of hallucinogens involve a more acute “awareness” of one's environment and a distorted response to visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli. They can also cause a person to exhibit behavior symptomatic of a psychotic state of mind. Indiscriminate use of these compounds can bring on psychosis and may result in permanent brain damage. drug abuse with hallucinogens has led to the regulation of their distribution by the Food and Drug Administration.
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hal·lu·ci·no·gen
(ha-lū'si-nō-jen),A mind-altering chemical, drug, or agent, specifically a chemical the most prominent pharmacologic action of which is on the central nervous system (for example, mescaline); in normal people, it elicits optic or auditory hallucinations, depersonalization, perceptual disturbances, and disturbances of thought processes.
Synonym(s): psychedelic drug, psychodysleptic drug, psycholytic drug, psychotomimetic drug
[L. alucinor, to wander in mind, + G. -gen, producing]
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hallucinogen
(hə-lo͞o′sə-nə-jən)n.
A substance that induces hallucination.
hal·lu′ci·no·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.
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Agents Cannabis, DMT, Dronabinol, Ketamine, LSD, Phencyclidine, Psilocybin
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hallucinogen
Psychedelic agent, psychomimetic Pharmacology A chemical agent that induces hallucinations Agents Cannabis, DMT, Dronabinol, Ketamine, LSD, Phencyclidine, Psilocybin. See Hallucination.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
hal·lu·ci·no·gen
(hă-lū'si-nō-jen)A mind-altering chemical, drug, or agent that elicits optic or auditory hallucinations, depersonalization, perceptual disturbances, and disturbances of thought processes.
[L. alucinor, to wander in mind, + G. -gen, producing]
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hallucinogen
any drug, such as LSD, that gives rise to hallucinations.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Hallucinogen
A drug that distorts sensory perceptions and disturbs emotion, judgment, and memory.
Mentioned in: Club Drugs, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
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hal·lu·ci·no·gen
(hă-lū'si-nō-jen)A mind-altering chemical, drug, or agent, specifically a chemical the most prominent pharmacologic action of which is on the central nervous system; elicits optic or auditory hallucinations, depersonalization, and disturbances of thought processes.
[L. alucinor, to wander in mind, + G. -gen, producing]
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hallucinogenesis
[hah-loo″sĭ-no-jen´ĕ-sis]the production of hallucinations.
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hal·lu·ci·no·gen·e·sis
(ha-lū'si-nō-jen'ĕ-sis),The process of producing an hallucination.
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