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catalepsy

/kat-l-ep-see/US // ˈkæt lˌɛp si //UK // (ˈkætəˌlɛpsɪ) //

僵化症,催化症,僵硬症,僵局

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology, Psychiatry.

    • : 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.

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Examples

  • Dr. Coleridge "considered it to be a contagious nervous disease, the acme or intensest form of which is catalepsy."

  • But even as he spoke he stiffened as a man suddenly struck with catalepsy.

  • Other critics have tried to explain the Prophet's actions by some kind of a catalepsy, from which, they claim, he suffered.

  • Filled with a vague fear, he tried to waken his wife, but she was like one in a state of catalepsy.

  • Undoubtedly it was a case of catalepsy, and Enistor felt curious to see the man who had been so nearly buried alive.