catatonia
[ kat-uh-toh-nee-uh, -tohn-yuh ]
/ ˌkæt əˈtoʊ ni ə, -ˈtoʊn yə /
noun Psychiatry.
a syndrome seen most frequently in schizophrenia, characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor, sometimes alternating with great excitement and confusion.
OTHER WORDS FROM catatonia
cat·a·to·ni·ac, noun cat·a·ton·ic [kat-uh-ton-ik] /ˌkæt əˈtɒn ɪk/, adjective, nounWords nearby catatonia
Example sentences from the Web for catatonia
It is true that it is frequent in catatonia but is not exclusively there.
Benign Stupors |August HochFortunately Kahlbaum prevented serious error by leaving the prognosis of his catatonia open.
Benign Stupors |August HochTaxonomic zeal began to blind vision when Kahlbaum formulated his "Catatonia" and included stupor in the symptom complex.
Benign Stupors |August HochThen you can check your notes and decide if it's schizophrenia, or catatonia, or psychasthenia, or what not.
A Thought For Tomorrow |Robert E. Gilbert
British Dictionary definitions for catatonia
catatonia
/ (ˌkætəˈtəʊnɪə) /
noun
a state of muscular rigidity and stupor, sometimes found in schizophrenia
Derived forms of catatonia
catatonic (ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk), adjective, nounWord Origin for catatonia
C20: New Latin, from German
Katatonie, from
cata- +
-tonia, from Greek
tonos tension
Medical definitions for catatonia
catatonia
[ kăt′ə-tō′nē-ə ]
n.
An abnormal condition often associated with schizophrenia and variously characterized by stupor, stereotypy, mania, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs.