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Definition of Catalepsy

Catalepsy
Catalepsy Cat"a*lep`sy, Catalepsis Cat`a*lep"sis, n. [NL. catalepsis, fr. Gr. ? a seizure, fr. ? to seize upon; kata` down + ? to take, seize.] (Med.) A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues.

Meaning of Catalepsy from wikipedia

- Catalepsy (from Ancient Gr**** katálēpsis, κατάληψις, "seizing, grasping") is a neurological condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of...
- Catalepsy is an American deathcore band formed in 2004. They have released one EP, Godless, and three studio albums, Iniquity, Bleed and Abomination of...
- States. Catalepsy is a nervous disorder characterized by immobility and muscular rigidity, along with a decreased sensitivity to pain. Catalepsy is considered...
- D1-like and D2-like receptors[citation needed] but it does not cause catalepsy in mice, perhaps because of its anticholinergic activity. The drug does...
- dopamine-receptor blockade: decrease of spontaneous motor activity, chills, catalepsy, trance-like states of consciousness. Nuciferine has been reported to...
- defined as the presence of at least three of the following twelve traits: catalepsy, waxy flexibility, posturing, grimacing, mutism, negativism, stupor, mannerism...
- environment while having access to mental support. Waxy flexibility and catalepsy are both posturing symptoms of catatonia. Both are symptoms describing...
- K, Kotaki H, Sawada Y, Iga T (June 1997). "Prediction of drug-induced catalepsy based on dopamine D1, D2, and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor occupancies"...
- ****ociated with catatonia at one time. These symptoms are called stupor, catalepsy, waxy flexibility, mutism, negativism, posturing, mannerisms, stereotypies...
- During a heated argument with Roderick, Madeline suddenly falls into catalepsy, a condition in which its sufferers appear dead. Roderick knows that she...