Associations to the word «Catatonia»

Dictionary definition

CATATONIA, noun. Extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia.
CATATONIA, 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.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras