ALL meanings of catalepsy
cat·a·lep·sy
C c - noun catalepsy a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances 3
- noun catalepsy a condition in which consciousness and feeling seem to be temporarily lost, and the muscles become rigid: it may occur in epilepsy, schizophrenia, etc. 3
- noun catalepsy catatonia, trance 1
- noun catalepsy A medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body. 1
- noun catalepsy a physical condition usually associated with catatonic schizophrenia, characterized by suspension of sensation, muscular rigidity, fixity of posture, and often by loss of contact with environment. 1
- noun catalepsy (pathology) severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions. 0