Definition
A state of abnormal muscle tension or rigidity, particularly the condition where someone becomes unresponsive and their body becomes stiff or waxy.
Etymology
Direct derivation from Greek 'kata' (down) + 'tonos' (tone), literally meaning 'down-tension.' It's a variant medical term for catatonia used in some European medical traditions.
Kelly Says
The 'waxy flexibility' that sometimes appears in catatony is so eerie that it inspired horror writers—a person's limbs can be moved into positions and stay there like a statue. Doctors in the 1800s didn't understand why brains could do this.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካታቶኒያ
ka-ta-to-ni-ya
ARالعربية
كَتَاتُونِيَّة
ka-ta-to-nee-ya
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটাতোনিয়া
ka-ta-to-ni-a
CACatalà
catatònia
ka-ta-TOH-nya
CSČeština
katatonie
ka-ta-TOH-nee
DADansk
katatonisk
ka-ta-TOH-nis-k
DEDeutsch
Katatonie
kat-a-TOH-nee
ELΕλληνικά
κατατονία
kata-TOH-nee-a
ESEspañol
catatonia
kat-a-TO-nee-a
FAفارسی
کاتاتونیا
ka-ta-to-ni-ya
FISuomi
katatonia
kata-TOH-nia
FRFrançais
catatonie
kat-a-TOH-nee
GUGU
કેટાટોનિયા
ka-ta-to-ni-ya
HAHA
katatonya
ka-ta-to-nya
HEעברית
קטטוניה
kat-to-nee-a
HIहिन्दी
कैटेटोनिया
katatonia
HUMagyar
katatónia
ka-ta-TOH-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
catatonia
kata-TO-ni-a
IGIG
katatonya
ka-ta-to-nya
ITItaliano
catatonia
kata-TOH-nee-a
JA日本語
catatonia
katatonia
KKKK
кататони
ka-ta-to-ni
KMKM
កាតាតូនី
ka-ta-to-nee
KO한국어
catatonia
katatonia
MRMR
कॅटॅटोनिया
ka-ta-to-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
katatonik
ka-ta-to-nik
MYမြန်မာ
ကာတာတိုနီးယား
ka-ta-to-nee-ya
NLNederlands
catatonie
kata-TOH-nee
NONorsk
katatonisk
ka-ta-TOH-nis-k
PAPA
ਕੈਟਾਟੋਨੀਆ
ka-ta-to-nee-a
PLPolski
katatonii
kat-a-TOH-nee
PTPortuguês
catatonia
ka-ta-TO-nee-a
RORomână
catatonie
ka-ta-TOH-nee
RUРусский
кататония
katatonya
SVSvenska
kataton
ka-ta-TOH-n
SWKiswahili
catatonia
ka-ta-TO-nee-a
TAதமிழ்
கேட்டாட்டோனியா
kat-ta-to-ni-ya
TEతెలుగు
కేటాటోనియా
ka-ta-to-ni-ya
THไทย
catatonia
ka-ta-to-ni-a
TLTL
catatonia
ka-ta-TO-nee-a
TRTürkçe
katatonya
kat-a-TOH-nya
UKУкраїнська
кататонія
katatonya
URاردو
کَتَاتُونِيَّة
ka-ta-to-nee-ya
VITiếng Việt
catatonia
ka-ta-TO-nee-a
YOYO
katatonía
ka-ta-to-nee-a
ZH中文
catatonia
ka-ta-to-ni-a