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Definition of: catalepsy

(katə·lep′sē) noun Psychiatry
Inordinate maintenance of physical postures; muscular rigidity: common in certain nervous diseases, especially hysteria and schizophrenia. [<Med. L catalepsia <Gk. katalēpsis <kata- upon + lēpsis seizure <lambanein grasp]
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a·lep′tic (-leptik) adjective & noun

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