catalepsy
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catalepsy
- /ˈkætəˌlɛpsi/
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From Ancient Greek κατάληψις (katálēpsis, “act of seizing”), from καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō, “to seize”), from κατά (katá, “against”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). By surface analysis, cata- + -lepsy.
noun catalepsies · catalepsis
- A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions. "But they could not have been asleep!" cried Lord John. "Dash it all, Challenger, you don't mean to believe that those folk were asleep with their staring eyes and stiff limbs and that awful death grin on their faces!" "It can only have been the condition that is called catalepsy," said Challenger.
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noun catalepsy
| Español | catalepsia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강경증 ganggyeongjeung |
| 日本語 | カタレプシー katarepushī |
| Português | catalepsia |
| Français | catalepsie |
| Deutsch | Katalepsie, Starrsucht |
| Italiano | catalessi, catalessia |
| Ελληνικά | καταληψία katalipsía |
| Română | catalepsie |
| Русский | каталепси́я katalepsíja |
| Tiếng Việt | chứng bắt thế |
| العربية | تَخَشُّب taḵaššub |
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title = {catalepsy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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