catatonia

名词 catatonia:

1. extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
2. 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
   同义词：catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia

cat.a.to.ni.a

n.（名词）
An abnormal condition variously characterized by stupor, stereotypy, mania, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs. It is most often associated with schizophrenia.
紧张症：以昏迷、痴呆、癫狂以及肢体的僵硬或极度疲软等不同状况为特征的不正常状态。它常伴随有精神分裂症

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
from German Katatonie
源自 德语 Katatonie
from Greek katatonos [stretching tight]
源自 希腊语 katatonos [拉紧]
from katateinein [to stretch tight]
源自 katateinein [提紧]
kata- [intensive pref.] * see cata-
kata- [强调性前缀] *参见 cata-
teinein [to stretch] * see ten-
teinein [伸长] *参见 ten-

【引伸】
cat.aton.ic
cat.aton.ically
adv.（副词）