catatonia | ||
1. | [ noun ] (psychology,psychiatry) extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia | |
Related terms: | tonicity catatonic_schizophrenia | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology,psychiatry) 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 | |
Synonyms: | catatonic_type_schizophrenia catatonic_schizophrenia | |
Related terms: | schizophrenia | |
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catatonic |