| Pronunciation: | | `katu'towneeu
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| Matching Terms: | | catatonic, catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia
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- [n] a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
- [n] extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
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| | Synonyms: | | catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia |
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| | See Also: | | catatonia, dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, tone, tonicity, tonus |
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