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Catatonia

noun
1.
Extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia.
2.
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 schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia.





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Words linked to "Catatonia" :   schizophrenic psychosis, tone, tonicity, catatonic, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenia, tonus, dementia praecox


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