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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cat•a•lep•sy (kat′l ep′sē),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol., Psychiatry.]- Pathology, Psychiatrya 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.
Also, cat′a•lep′sis. - Medieval Latin
- Greek katálēpsis seizure (akin to katalambánein to hold down), equivalent. to kata- cata- + lêpsis a grasping (lēp-, variant stem of lambánein to grasp + -sis -sis); replacing Middle English cathalempsia
- Medieval Latin catalēpsia, variant of Late Latin catalēpsis
- 1350–1400
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