noun.
An abnormal condition variously characterized by stupor, stereotypy, mania, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs. It is most often associated with schizophrenia.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See katatoma.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
an abnormal behavioral syndrome characterized by stupor, negativism, and muscular rigidity, sometimes alternating with purposeless excitement, and seen most frequently in schizophrenia; called also catatonic schizophrenia.
noun.
A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation
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noun.
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
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
Word Usage
"Moderate-dose PCP reactions conform most closely to the type we call catatonia—disturbances of body posture and speech."