catatonia

n. 紧张症 [医] 紧张症

发音

其它 /ˌkætəˈtoʊniə/

词形变化

catatonias 复数 catatonias

别名

katatonia catatony

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

    紧张症

    不可数
  2. 2.

    A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment.

    非正式 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

tone schizophrenia dementia praecox tonicity tonus

词源

From international scientific vocabulary, from German Katatonie, from New Latin catatonia, from a Greek word meaning to stretch tight. By surface analysis, cata- + tone + -ia.

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