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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˏkætә`tonIә 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˏkætәˋtouniә 〕


Overview of noun catatonia

The noun catatonia has 2 senses


  • catatonia -- (extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia)

  • catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia, catatonia -- (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)