Definition of catatonia

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • catatonia is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • catatonia is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • catatonia is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of catatonia


  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. catatonic schizophrenia
    2. catatonic type schizophrenia
  • extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia (noun)

See definition of catatonia in Merriam Webster