c 3 a 1 t 1 a 1 t 1 o 1 n 1 i 1 a 1
9 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
noun 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
originFrom international scientific vocabulary, from German Katatonie, from New Latin catatonia, from a Greek word meaning to stretch tight. By surface analysis, cata- + tone + -ia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- cantata 9
- taction 9
- actant 8
- action 8
- atonic 8
- cation 8
- coaita 8
- intact 8
- octant 8
- actin 7
- acton 7
- antic 7