| NOUN | state | catatonia | extreme / extreme tonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | catatonia, catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia | a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods |
| Meaning | extreme / extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia, catatonia | A form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods |
| Broader | tonicity, tonus, tone | The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli |
| Adjectives | catatonic | characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme / extreme laxness of limbs |
| Meaning | A 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia | |
| Parts | catatonia | extreme / extreme tonus |
| Broader | schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox | Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact |
| Spanish | catatonia, catatonía | |
| Catalan | catatonia | |
| Adjectives | catatonic | characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme / extreme laxness of limbs |
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