catatonia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάτονος (katátonos).

Noun

catatonia (usually uncountable, plural catatonias)

  1. A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Etymology

cata- +‎ -tonia

Noun

catatonia f (plural catatonie)

  1. catatonia

Portuguese

Noun

catatonia f (plural catatonias)

  1. (psychiatry) catatonia (a severe condition characterised by a tendency to remain in a rigid state)

Spanish

Noun

catatonia f (plural catatonias)

  1. catatonia
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