MESMERLSM
\mˈɛsməlzəm], \mˈɛsməlzəm], \m_ˈɛ_s_m_ə_l_z_ə_m]\
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Hypnotic state, usu. Involving insensibility to pain& muscular rigidity, produced on patient by operator\'s influence over will& nervous system; doctrine concerning, influence producing, this. Hence mesmeric a., mesmerist, mesmerization, nn., mesmerize v.t. [French]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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basidiomycota
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