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catatonia
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /ˌkæt.əˈtəʊ.ni.ə/ us /ˌkæt̬.əˈtoʊ.ni.ə/
a state in which someone is stiff and not moving or reacting, caused by various medical conditions, including schizophrenia:
Catatonia has historically been associated with schizophrenia.
Medical conditions associated with the development of catatonia include medical, neurological, and substance-induced conditions.
Patients with this subtype of schizophrenia may exhibit extremes of behaviour including catatonia.
She's wide-eyed, staring straight ahead in a state of near catatonia.
My father suffered from strange and temporarily paralyzing attacks of catatonia.
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anti-jamming
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lifelessly
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pin
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statically
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stock-still
time stands stillidiom
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