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111olfactory hallucination — Also known as phantosmia, phantom smell, and hallucination of smell. The term olfactory hallucination is indebted to the Latin verb ol(e)facere, which means to smell. Using source localization as a guiding principle, olfactory hallucinations… …
112Al-Mu'awwidhatayn — Also see: Al Falaq, Al Nas The al Mu awwidhitayn (Arabic المعوذتين), sometimes translated as Verses of refuge , is an Arabic term referring to the last two suras (chapters) of the Qur an viz. al Falaq and an Nas which are two consecutive short… …
113Yossarian — Also covered in this article are the characters Snowden and Yo Yo s Roomies. Capt. John Joseph Yossarian is a fictional character and protagonist in Joseph Heller s novel Catch 22 and its sequel Closing Time . In Catch 22 , Yossarian is a 28 year …
114musical hallucination — Also known as musical hallucinosis, auditory Charles Bonnet syndrome, and Oliver Sacks syndrome, after the British neurologist Oliver Wolf Sacks (b. 1933). All four terms are used to denote an *auditory hallucination characterized by songs,… …
115fish poisoning — Illness from eating varieties of poisonous fishes. Most cases are caused by one of three toxins: ciguatera poisoning, from fishes in whose flesh dinoflagellates have produced toxins; tetraodon poisoning, from a nerve toxin in certain pufferlike… …
116shellfish poisoning — illness in humans resulting from the eating of certain mussels (mussel) and clams (clam). The source of the poison has been traced to the plankton upon which shellfish feed during parts of the year. Symptoms often begin within 10 minutes… …
117nightmare — Also known as ephialtes nocturnus, dream anxiety attack, REM anxiety dream, REM nightmare, and D nightmare. The term nightmare comes from the Old English noun *mare, which means hag or goblin (see also the entries Mar, Mare, and Incubus). It… …
118auditory hallucination — Also known as acoustic hallucination, aural hallucination, and hallucination of hearing. Auditory hallucinations are the most prevalent type of hallucinations in adults with or without a history of psychiatric illness. It is estimated that the …
119djinn — (also written as jinn or jin; plural: djinns, jinns, jins, djnoun, jnoun, jenoun, or jnûn) The term djinn is Arabic for spirit or ghost. It translates as that which is veiled and cannot be seen . The term genius , traditionally used in the… …
120Mahasati meditation — Also known as Dynamic meditation, Mahasati Meditation is a form of mindfulness meditation. It is a technique developed by the late Thai Buddhist reformist, Luangpor Teean Jittasubho. Mahasati Meditation uses movement of the body to generate self… …
