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catatonia

/,kætə'toʊniə/

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noun
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
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catatonic schizophrenia catatonic type schizophrenia

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dementia praecox schizophrenic psychosis schizophrenic disorder schizophrenia
noun
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
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type of:
tone tonicity tonus

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catatonic type schizophrenia catatonic schizophrenia

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