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catalepsy

or 肠补迟路补路濒别辫路蝉颈蝉

[ kat-l-ep-see ]

noun

Pathology, Psychiatry.
  1. 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.


catalepsy

/ 藞办忙迟蓹藢濒蓻辫蝉瑟 /

noun

  1. a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢肠补迟补藞濒别辫迟颈肠, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠补迟顎卆路濒别辫顎僼颈肠 adjective noun
  • 肠补迟顎卆路濒别辫顎僼颈路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of catalepsy1

1350鈥1400; < Medieval Latin 肠补迟补濒脓辫蝉颈补, variant of Late Latin 肠补迟补濒脓辫蝉颈蝉 < Greek 办补迟谩濒脓辫蝉颈蝉 seizure (akin to 办补迟补濒补尘产谩苍别颈苍 to hold down), equivalent to kata- cata- + 濒锚辫蝉颈蝉 a grasping ( 濒脓辫-, variant stem of 濒补尘产谩苍别颈苍 to grasp + -sis -sis ); replacing Middle English cathalempsia < Medieval Latin
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of catalepsy1

C16: from Medieval Latin 肠补迟补濒脓辫蝉颈补, variant of Late Latin 肠补迟补濒脓辫蝉颈蝉, from Greek 办补迟补濒脓辫蝉颈蝉, literally: a seizing, from katalambanein to hold down, from kata- down + lambanein to grasp
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鈥淭hat cancels an android into catalepsy,鈥 Rachael said, her eyes shut.

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It is suspected to be a case of catalepsy, hospital sources told Spanish news channel Telecinco.

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The book contains an admirably-described case of catalepsy, which is equally well explained.

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When the Thyroid was discontinued the catalepsy grew worse, the exophthalmic goitre better; when resumed the catalepsy better, the exophthalmic goitre worse.

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I had never heard of anything like it except the trance which leads to canonization, or the catalepsy that baffles science.

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