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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Catalepsisnoun
A lighter species of the apoplexy, or epilepsy.
Etymology: ϰατάληψσις.
There is a disease called a catalepsis, wherein the patient is suddenly seized without sense or motion, and remains in the same posture in which the disease seizeth him. Arbuthnot.
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catalepsis
Catalepsy (from Ancient Greek katálēpsis, κατάληψις, "seizing, grasping") is a nervous condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of posture regardless of external stimuli, as well as decreased sensitivity to pain.
Webster Dictionary
Catalepsisnoun
a sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues
Etymology: [NL. catalepsis, fr. Gr. a seizure, fr. to seize upon; kata` down + to take, seize.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of catalepsis in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of catalepsis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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