Catalepsy
111cataleptic — See catalepsy. * * * …
112acatalepsy — acataleptic /ay kat l ep tik/, n., adj. /ay kat l ep see/, n. Philos. an ancient Skeptical view that no more than probable knowledge is available to human beings. [1595 1605; ( < ML acatalepsia) < Gk akatalepsía, equiv. to akatalept(eîn) to not… …
113cata- — a prefix meaning down, against, back, occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (cataclysm; catalog; catalepsy); on this model, used in the formation of other compound words (catagenesis; cataphyll). Also, cat , cath , kata . [ < Gk kata ,… …
114Ecstasy — • Offers details of false views Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecstasy Ecstasy † …
115Anaesthesia — Anæsthesia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Anæsthesia (From Greek a, privative, and aisthesis, feeling). A term in medicine, and the allied sciences, signifying a state of insensibility to external impressions, consequent upon disease,… …
116Anesthesia — Loss of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anesthetic puts the person to sleep. * * * 1. Loss of sensation resulting from pharmacologic depression of nerve function or from neurologic… …
117Hypnosis — A part of healing from ancient times. The induction of trance states and the use of therapeutic suggestion were a central feature of the early Greek healing temples, and variations of these techniques were practiced throughout the ancient world.… …
118bulbocapnine — Drug derived from roots of Corydalis cava and C. tuberosa (family Fumariaceae) and Dicentra canadensis (family Papaveraceae); blocks the effects of dopamine on peripheral dopamine receptors. * * * bul·bo·cap·nine .bəl bō kap .nēn, nən n a… …
119catatonia — A syndrome of psychomotor disturbances characterized by periods of physical rigidity, negativism, or stupor; may occur in schizophrenia, mood disorders, or organic mental disorders. [G. katatonos, stretching down, depressed, fr. kata, down, +… …
120catochus — The trancelike phase of catalepsy in which the patient is conscious but cannot move or speak. [G. katoche, epilepsy (Galen), fr. katecho, to hold fast] …
