Catalepsy Definition

kătl-ĕpsē
catalepsies
noun
A condition in which consciousness and feeling seem to be temporarily lost, and the muscles become rigid: it may occur in epilepsy, schizophrenia, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Catalepsy

Noun

Singular:
catalepsy
Plural:
catalepsies

Origin of Catalepsy

  • Middle English catalempsi from Late Latin catalēmpsia from Greek katalēpsis from katalambanein to seize upon kata- intensive pref. cata– lambanein lēp- to seize

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From cata- +‎ -lepsy; ultimately from Ancient Greek κατάληψις (katalēpsis, “act of seizing”), from καταλαμβάνω (katalambanō, “I seize”), from κατά (kata, “against”) + λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take”).

    From Wiktionary

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