Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sudden loss of muscle tone and strength, usually caused by an extreme emotional stimulus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sudden nervous shock which immobilizes or paralyzes the subject.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine An abrupt loss of
muscle tone , sometimes associated withnarcolepsy .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The 67-year-old has a sleep disorder called cataplexy, which is a symptom of narcolepsy.
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Narcoleptics like Cloud also suffer from a bizarre condition called cataplexy, in which they can collapse in a heap on the ground, conscious but essentially paralyzed.
In Search Of Sleep 2008
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Carol Bell, 67, has a condition called cataplexy --it's a sleep disorder that causes temporary paralysis, and it's brought on by a particular emotion or feeling.
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Individuals with the sleep disorder narcolepsy suffer with excessive daytime sleepiness and attacks of muscle paralysis triggered by strong emotions (a condition known as cataplexy).
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The anticipation of the sugary cereal triggers one of the most striking symptoms of the disease: a temporary loss of muscle control called cataplexy, causing mice to drop in their tracks.
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However, doctors can prescribe medications that can be effective in controlling excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, and sleep disruption.
Narcolepsy 2010
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Attacks of cataplexy are sudden, brief losses of muscle control.
Narcolepsy 2010
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The four most common symptoms are excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations.
Narcolepsy 2010
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The experiences of cataplexy and dreaming during wakefulness may be wrongly seen as a psychiatric problem.
Narcolepsy 2010
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Unlike cataplexy, touching the person usually causes the paralysis to disappear.
Narcolepsy 2010
strev commented on the word cataplexy
transparent cathouse
April 3, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word cataplexy
Wouldn't that be a plexicat?
April 23, 2009
reesetee commented on the word cataplexy
Haha!
April 23, 2009