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Microptic hallucination
A hallucination in which things seem smaller than they are.
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Kinetic hallucination
A sensation of flying or of moving the body or a part of it.
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Hypnagogic hallucination
A pre-sleep phenome non having the same practical significance as a dream but experienced during consciousness. It may include a sense of falling, of sinking, or of the ceiling moving.
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Haptic hallucination
A hallucination pert, to touching the skin or to sensations of temperature or pain.
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Gustatory hallucination
The sense of tasting something that is not present.
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Extracampine hallucination
A hallucination that arises from outside the normal sensory field or range, as people having the sensation of seeing something behind them.
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Command hallucination
An auditory hallucination in which a person hears a voice demanding that he or she engage in a specific (and often, a dangerous) behavior. Command hallucinations are characteristic of both schizophrenia and some forms of drug intoxication. Affected people may report receiving instructions to kill themselves or others; to comply or be punished; or to…
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Halide
A compound containing a halogen (i.e., bromine, chlorine, fluorine, or iodine) combined with a metal or some other radical.
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Haldane effect
The oxygenation of hemoglobin, which lowers its affinity for carbon dioxide.
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Hair specimen analysis
The testing of a plucked hair for chemical, chromosomal, drug, or mineral content or for forensic purposes (e.g., in rape investigations).
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