catatonia
noun
cat·a·to·nia
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Definition of catatonia
: a psychomotor disturbance that may involve muscle rigidity, stupor or mutism, purposeless movements, negativism, echolalia, and inappropriate or unusual posturing and is associated with various medical conditions (such as schizophrenia and mood disorders)
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Other important neurological side effects include psychosis, panic attacks, agitation, confusion and catatonia. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Life-threatening bleeding linked to synthetic cannabinoids, CDC warns," 6 Apr. 2018 These patients suffer from acute psychiatric conditions, including treatment-resistant depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis and catatonia. — Amy S.f. Lutz, Philly.com, "A mother's view: Why banning electroconvulsive therapy for Pa. children is wrong," 19 Oct. 2017 Ugliness is also a way of responding to the difficulty of being a painter now — self-conscious to the point of catatonia, asked to practice a medium that has routinely and falsely been declared dead since its inception. — Charlie Fox, New York Times, "The Beauty of Ugly Painting," 4 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'catatonia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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catatonia
noun
cata·to·nia
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Medical Definition of catatonia
: a marked psychomotor disturbance that may involve stupor or mutism, negativism, rigidity, purposeless excitement, echolalia, echopraxia, and inappropriate or bizarre posturing and is associated with various medical conditions (such as schizophrenia, Huntington's disease, or Wilson's disease)