different between catatonia vs dystonia

English

Alternative forms

• catatony (dated)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (katátonos).

Noun

catatonia (usually uncountable, plural catatonias)

1. A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
2. (informal) A frozen, unresponsive state, as of electronic equipment.
   • 1998, David Drake, Thomas T. Thomas, Crisis of Empire Book I: An Honorable Defense

     “Relay that!” Thwaite shouted. Somewhere on the bridge a hand closed over a relay and dropped the AIDs into an electronic catatonia.

Derived terms

• catatonic

Translations

Italian

Etymology

cata- +? -tonia

Noun

catatonia f (plural catatonie)

1. catatonia

Portuguese

Noun

catatonia f (plural catatonias)

1. (psychiatry) catatonia (a severe condition characterised by a tendency to remain in a rigid state)

Spanish

Noun

catatonia f (plural catatonias)

1. catatonia

English

Noun

dystonia (countable and uncountable, plural dystonias)

1. (pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body

Synonyms

• neurodystonia

Related terms

• dystonic

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dystoni?/, [?dys?t?o??ni?]
• Rhymes: -i?
• Syllabification: dys?to?ni?a

Noun

dystonia

1. (pathology) dystonia

Declension

Anagrams

• ydinsota