English noun: catatonic type schizophrenia | |||
1. | catatonic type schizophrenia (state) 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 | ||
Synonyms | catatonia, catatonic schizophrenia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dementia praecox, schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis | ||
Part holonym | catatonia | ||