cat·a·to·nic

(kăt′ə-tŏn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Relating to or exhibiting catatonia.

2. Informal So tired or exhausted that one can barely move: "We arrived in Marostica the following day, hungry, cranky, and catatonic with jet lag" (Davis Phinney).

A person who has catatonia.

cat′a·ton′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adj.

catatonic - characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs

medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Translations

katatonisch

catatonic

[ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk]

A. ADJ → catatónico

B. N → catatónico/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

catatonic

[ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk] adj [state] → catatoniquecat basket n (for carrying) → panier m pour chat; (for sleeping) → panier m pour chatcat burglar n → cambrioleur/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

catatonic

(Med)

adj → katatonisch

n → Katatoniker(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

catatonic

adj catatónico

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In summary, the menses led to (1) the first catatonic episode when the patient was taking a low dose of benzodiazepines, (2) the second catatonic episode only after the patient also stopped taking lorazepam, and (3) the third catatonic episode only after the patient also was delayed in receiving ECT.

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THE grim sight of 'catatonic' drug users is haunting the city centre after a new super-strong strain of Spice has hit Manchester's streets.

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The kidnappers tell him if he wants to see her again he must obtain a seven digit number from his newest patient - a catatonic 18-year-old girl.

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(1) The diagnosis of unspecified catatonia applies to catatonia that does not fully meet criteria for either catatonic disorder associated with another mental disorder or catatonic disorder associated with another medical disorder.

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Not only did Cameron find it 'tricky stuff ' but he seemed to reduce one little girl to a state of catatonic boredom.

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London now walks the halls of her school and sits in class nearly catatonic with grief and guilt.

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Far from slouching around the house in her dressing gown, catatonic with sleep deprivation and the bloody battle that is childbirth she should, according to Gina's new book The Contented Mother's Guide, 'schedule a date night' with her partner and put sex back on the menu within weeks of the birth.

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In fact, even the most hyperactive kids exposed to this show in the '70s usually had to be brought round afterwards by several sharp clicks of the fingers, as though returning from a deep catatonic state.

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"Every time there was an explosion he would go into a flashback, which is like a catatonic state," Contactmusic quoted Close as telling People.com.

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