HyperDic: catatonia

English > 2 senses of the word catatonia:
NOUNstatecatatoniaextreme / extreme tonus
statecatatonia, catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophreniaa form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods
English > catatonia: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaningextreme / extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia.
Part ofcatatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia, catatoniaA form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods
Broadertonicity, tonus, toneThe elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Adjectivescatatoniccharacterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme / extreme laxness of limbs
English > catatonia: 2 senses > noun 2, state
MeaningA form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give ... / give way to short periods of extreme / extreme excitement.
Synonymscatatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia
Partscatatoniaextreme / extreme tonus
Broaderschizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecoxAny of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Spanishcatatonia, catatonía
Catalancatatonia
Adjectivescatatoniccharacterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme / extreme laxness of limbs

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