Catalepsy

Origin

From - + lepsy + -; ultimately from Ancient Greek κατάληψις (katalēpsis, "act of seizing"), from καταλαμβάνω (katalambanō, "I seize"), from κατά (kata, "against") + λαμβάνω (lambanō, "I take").

Full definition of catalepsy

Noun

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

Derived terms

• cataleptic
• cataleptoid

Related terms

• catatonic
• catatonia