cat|a|lep|sy

cat|a|lep|sy
cat|a|lep|sy «KAT uh LEHP see», noun.
a condition, usually associated with schizophrenia, in which a person's muscles become more or less rigid, and his arms and legs maintain any position in which they are placed.
╂[< Late Latin catalēpsia < Greek katálēpsis seizure, ultimately < kata- down + lambánein take]

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  • cat|a|lep|ti|form — «KAT uh LEHP tuh frm», adjective. resembling catalepsy …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hys|ter|o|cat|a|lep|sy — «HIHS tuhr oh KAT uh LEHP see», noun. hysteria accompanied by catalepsy …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cat — cat·a·chres·ti·cal; cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly; cat·a·clas·mic; cat·a·clys·mal; cat·a·fal·co; cat·a·lat·ic; cat·a·lep·ti·cal·ly; cat·a·logu·er; cat·a·logu·ize; cat·a·me·ni·al; cat·am·nes·tic; cat·a·ract·al; cat·ar·rhin·i·an; cat·a·stroph·i·cal;… …   English syllables

  • catalepsy — cat·a·lep·sy …   English syllables

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