Associations to the word «Catalepsy»

Wiktionary

CATALEPSY, noun. (pathology) severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions

Dictionary definition

CATALEPSY, noun. A trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli.

Wise words

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John Locke