hallucinogen persisting perception disorder

noun

A non-psychotic disorder in which a person experiences lasting or persistent visual hallucinations or perceptual distortions after using drugs such as psychedelics, dissociatives, deliriants, entactogens, and cannabinoids.

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nounhallucinogen persisting perception disorder (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA non-psychotic disorder in which a person experiences lasting or persistent visual hallucinations or perceptual distortions after using drugs such as psychedelics, dissociatives, deliriants, entactogens, and cannabinoids.
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