catalepsy

Betekenis (Engels)

A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.

Sinonieme

cataleptic

coma

convulsions

numbness

stupor

trance

unconsciousness

epilepsy

Vertalings

catalepsia

catalepsie

catalepsie

catalessia

καταληψία

Katalepsie

catalèpsia

Starrkrampf

Starrsucht

catalessi

zinvang

starzucht

catalepsia

Catalepsia Patológica

Etimologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek κατάληψις (katálēpsis, “act of seizing”), from καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō, “to seize”), from κατά (katá, “against”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”). By surface analysis, cata- + -lepsy.