catalepsy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: catalepsy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for catalepsy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
catalepsy n a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Catalepsy \Cat"alep`sy\, d8Catalepsis \[d8]Cat`alep"sis\, n. [NL. catalepsis, fr. Gr. [?] a seizure, fr. [?] to seize upon; kata` down + [?] to take, seize.] (Med.) A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues.