catalepsy

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

catalèpsia

catalèptic

síndromes

Sinònims

cataleptic

coma

convulsions

numbness

stupor

trance

unconsciousness

epilepsy

Traduccions

catalepsia

catalepsie

catalessia

catalepsie

καταληψία

Starrsucht

Katalepsie

catalessi

Starrkrampf

starzucht

catalepsia

Catalepsia Patológica

catalepsia patológica

cataléptico

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.