catatonic type schizophrenia

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

catatonia catatonic schizophrenia

Hypernyms

schizophrenia dementia praecox schizophrenic disorder schizophrenic psychosis

Close letter words and terms

catatonic coma catatonic schizophrenia catatonic stupor catatonically catatonus catatony