pithiatism

n. a name (from Greek pithanotes, “persuasiveness”) proposed in 1918 by French neurologist Joseph F. Babinski (1857–1932) as a substitute for hysteria. It was based on the theory that some hysterical symptoms are produced by suggestion and can therefore be eliminated by suggestion.

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ChEI

abbreviation for cholinesterase inhibitor.