Noun
catatonia -
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
tonicity ,
tonus ,
tone the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
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
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
catatonic schizophrenia ,
catatonic type schizophrenia
dementia praecox ,
schizophrenia ,
schizophrenic disorder ,
schizophrenic psychosis any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
