noun
Origin: ModL cata- + Gr tonos, tension < teinein: see tend
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noun
Origin:
Origin: New Latin
Origin: , from German Katatonie
Origin: , from Greek katatonos, stretching tight
Origin: , from katateinein, to stretch tight
Origin: : kata-, intensive pref.; see cata-
Origin: + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots
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