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extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia

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  1. n. extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
  2. n. 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
  3. n:100 n. extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia