CATATONIA


Meaning of CATATONIA in English

[ ˌkatə'təʊnɪə ]

■ noun Psychiatry abnormality of movement and behaviour arising from a disturbed mental state.

↘ informal a state of immobility and stupor.

Derivatives

catatonic adjective

Origin

C19: from cata- + Gk tonos 'tone or tension'.

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