# hypnotic

> class of psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia (sleeplessness), or for surgical anesthesia.

**Wikidata**: [Q62962](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62962)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotic)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypnotic


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