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Word: Catalepsy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French catalepsie or late Latin catalepsia, from Greek katalēpsis, from katalambanein ‘seize upon’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkatəlɛpsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure with a loss of sensation and consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body.
Short Definition:medical condition characterized by trance or seizure with loss of sensation and consciousness
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