flexibilitas cerea

flexibilitas cerea definition - medical

flex·i·bil·i·tas ce·re·a (flĕkˌsə-bĭlˈĭ-təs sîrˈē-ə)

noun
The characteristic rigidity of catalepsy that may be overcome by slight external force but that returns immediately, holding the limb firmly in the new position.

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