1. a psychiatric or medical condition characterized by hallucinations, typically without loss of contact with reality or other major symptoms of psychosis
Usage: medical/psychiatric term; often used to distinguish from full psychosis
2. a state of experiencing hallucinations, especially those induced by alcohol withdrawal or drug use
Usage: clinical usage

Examples

• The patient was diagnosed with alcoholic hallucinosis after experiencing vivid auditory hallucinations.
• Hallucinosis can occur as a symptom of certain neurological conditions.
• Unlike psychosis, hallucinosis typically preserves the patient's insight and reality testing.
• The doctor distinguished between hallucinosis and full psychotic episodes based on the patient's awareness.
• Hallucinosis induced by drug withdrawal requires careful medical management.
• Some patients with hallucinosis remain aware that their perceptions are not real.