Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Cataplexy — Cat a*plex y, n. [Gr. ? amazement: cf. {Apoplexy}.] (Med.) A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. {Cat a*plec tic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cataplexy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 16311 ICD10 = ICD10|G|47|4|g|40 ICD9 = ICD9|347 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002385 Cataplexy is a medical condition which often affects people who… … Wikipedia
Cataplexy — A debilitating medical condition in which a person suddenly feels weak and collapses at moments of strong emotion such as laughter, anger, fear or surprise. In so collapsing, people with cataplexy may injure themselves. Laughter and other… … Medical dictionary
cataplexy — noun (plural cataplexies) Etymology: German Kataplexie, from Greek kataplēxis, from kataplēssein to strike down, terrify, from kata + plēssein to strike more at plaint Date: 1883 sudden loss of muscle power following a strong emotional stimulus … New Collegiate Dictionary
cataplexy — n. [Gr. kata, down; plessein, to strike] Feigning death; see catalepsy … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cataplexy — cataplectic, /kat euh plek tik/, adj. /kat euh plek see/, n. Pathol. a condition characterized by sudden, brief attacks of muscle weakness sometimes causing the body to fall helplessly, that is usually triggered by strong emotion: often… … Universalium
cataplexy — noun /ˈkætəplɛksi/ An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy … Wiktionary
cataplexy — n. paralysis, shock … English contemporary dictionary
cataplexy — [ katəˌplɛksi] noun a medical condition in which strong emotion or laughter causes a person to suffer sudden physical collapse though remaining conscious. Derivatives cataplectic adjective Origin C19: from Gk kataplēxis stupefaction , from… … English new terms dictionary
cataplexy — cat·a·plexy … English syllables
