English Dictionary: cataplexy | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cataplexy \Cat"a*plex`y\, n. [Gr. [?] amazement: cf. {Apoplexy}.] (Med.) A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. -- {Cat`a*plec"tic}, a. |