A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.
Origin
From cata- + -lepsy; ultimately from Ancient Greek κατάληψις, from καταλαμβάνω, from κατά + λαμβάνω.
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