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Definition of: catalepsy
(kat′ə·lep′sē) noun Psychiatry
Inordinate maintenance of physical postures; muscular rigidity: common in certain nervous diseases, especially hysteria and schizophrenia. [<Med. L catalepsia <Gk. katalēpsis <kata- upon + lēpsis seizure <lambanein grasp]
—cat′a·lep′tic (-lep′tik) adjective & noun
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