Found 2 items, similar to Catalepsy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: catalepsy
catalepsy
n : a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure
to react to stimuli
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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.
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