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cataleptic
cat·a·lep·sy C0153000 (kăt′l-ĕp′sē)n. pl. cat·a·lep·sies A condition characterized by lack of response to external stimuli and by muscular rigidity, so that the limbs remain where they are positioned. It occurs in a variety of physical and psychological disorders, such as epilepsy and schizophrenia, and can be induced by hypnosis.
[Middle English catalempsi, from Late Latin catalēmpsia, from Greek katalēpsis, from katalambanein, to seize upon : kata-, intensive pref.; see cata- + lambanein, lēp-, to seize.]
cat′a·lep′tic (kăt′l-ĕp′tĭk) adj.cat′a·lep′ti·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cataleptic - a person suffering from catalepsypsycho, psychotic, psychotic person - a person afflicted with psychosis | | Adj. | 1. | cataleptic - of or having characteristics of or affected with catalepsy; "cataleptic persons"; "cataleptic state" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeecatalepsycataleptic
cat·a·lep·tic (kat'ă-lep'tik), Relating to, or suffering from, catalepsy.cat·a·lep·tic (kat'ă-lep'tik) Relating to, or suffering from, catalepsy. catalepsy (kăt′ă-lĕp″sē) [Gr. kata, down, + lepsis, seizure] A condition seen in some patients after parietal lobe strokes and some psychotic patients in which patients may appear to be in a trance or may assume rigidly held body postures. cataleptic (kăt″ă-lĕp′tĭk), adjectivecataleptic
Words related to catalepticnoun a person suffering from catalepsyRelated Words- psycho
- psychotic
- psychotic person
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