catatonic type schizophrenia
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 • Syn: catatonic schizophrenia, catatonia • Derivationally related forms: catatonic (for: catatonia) • Hypernyms: schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis, dementia praecox • Part Meronyms: catatonia
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