CATATONIA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods
   • the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
   Synonym(s)
   • catatonic schizophrenia (what does catatonic schizophrenia mean?)
   • catatonic type schizophrenia (what does catatonic type schizophrenia mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) catatonia is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • schizophrenia (what does schizophrenia mean?)
   • schizophrenic disorder (what does schizophrenic disorder mean?)
   • schizophrenic psychosis (what does schizophrenic psychosis mean?)
   • dementia praecox (what does dementia praecox mean?)
2. Meaning
   • extreme tonus
   • muscular rigidity
   • a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
   Hypernyms(s) catatonia is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tonicity (what does tonicity mean?)
   • tonus (what does tonus mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)