Dictionary Check: catatonia

"catatonia" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia

noun

a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement

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