Associations to the word «Catatonia»

Dictionary definition

CATATONIA, noun. Extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia.
CATATONIA, noun. 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.

Wise words

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe