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catalepsy
noun catalepsies
    1. A trance-like state characterized by the abnormal maintenance of rigid body postures, and an apparent loss of sensation, most commonly associated with catatonia.
    2. Cataplexy in animals.
Derivative: cataleptic
adj, noun
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin catalepsia, from Greek katalepsis seizing, from kata down + lambanein to seize.



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