catatonia
A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by…A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
Katatonie
кататони́яkatatoníja
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
(informal, uncountable, usually)A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment.
Translations
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Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Katatonie, from New Latin catatonia,From international scientific vocabulary, from German Katatonie, from New Latin catatonia, from a Greek word meaning to stretch tight. By surface analysis, cata- + tone + -ia.
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Forms
plural: catatoniasSynonyms
2 synonyms- 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:catatonic schizophreniacatatonic type schizophrenia
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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