catatonia
1.
(
noun
) extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
Related Words:
tone
,
tonicity
,
tonus
2.
(
noun
) a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
Synonyms:
catatonic schizophrenia
,
catatonic type schizophrenia
Related Words:
dementia praecox
,
schizophrenia
,
schizophrenic disorder
,
schizophrenic psychosis
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