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 | ||