1. (noun) 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

• catatonic schizophrenia
• catatonic type schizophrenia

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

• tone
• tonicity
• tonus

2. (noun) 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

• dementia praecox
• schizophrenia
• schizophrenic disorder
• schizophrenic psychosis

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

• catatonic

2. (noun) 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

• catatonic