Somnology

Somnology is the scientific study of sleep. It includes clinical study and treatment of sleep disorders and irregularities. Sleep medicine is a subset of somnology. Hypnology has a similar meaning but includes hypnotic phenomena.[1]

  1. ^ "Hypnology." Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hypnology. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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