CATATONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catatonic mean? 

• CATATONIC (adjective)
  The adjective CATATONIC has 1 sense:

1. characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs

  Familiarity information: CATATONIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATATONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

Criteria for the catatonic type of schizophrenia are not met.

(Disorganized Type Schizophrenia, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of schizophrenia characterized by frequent incoherence; marked loosening of associations, or grossly disorganized behavior and flat or grossly inappropriate affect that does not meet the criteria for the catatonic type; associated features include extreme social withdrawal, grimacing, mannerisms, mirror gazing, inappropriate giggling, and other odd behavior.

(Disorganized Type Schizophrenia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)