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catalepsy , pathological condition characterized by a loss of consciousness accompanied by rigidity of muscles that keeps limbs in any position in which they are placed. Attacks vary from several minutes to days and occur in a variety of clinical syndromes, most frequently in schizophrenia, epilepsy, and hysteria.

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cat·a·lep·sy / ˈkatlˌepsē/ • n. a medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body. DERIVATIVES: cat·a·lep·tic / ˌkatlˈeptik/ adj. & n.

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catalepsy disease characterized by a seizure or trance. XVI. — F. catalepsie or late L. catalēpsia, f. Gr. katálēpsis, f. katalambánein seize upon, f. CATA- 5 + lambánein take. See -Y 3.
So cataleptic XVII.

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