Definition of catalepsy Catalepsy

cat•a•lep•sy

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What does catalepsy mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: catalepsies

catalepsy - a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
  hypersomnia an inability to stay awake
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  • catalepsy (Noun)
    Severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • catalepsy (n.)
    Alt. of Catalepsis

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • catalepsy
    kat′a-lep-si, n. a state of more or less complete insensibility, with absence of the power of voluntary motion, and statue-like fixedness of the body and limbs.—adj. Catalep′tic. [Gr., from kata, down, lambanō, lēpsomai, I seize.]

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