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Catalepsy vs Paralysis - What's the difference?

catalepsy | paralysis |

In pathology|lang=en terms the difference between catalepsy and paralysis

is that catalepsy is (pathology) severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions while paralysis is (pathology) the complete loss of voluntary control of part of person's body, such as one or more limbs.

As nouns the difference between catalepsy and paralysis

is that catalepsy is (pathology) severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions while paralysis is (pathology) the complete loss of voluntary control of part of person's body, such as one or more limbs.

catalepsy

English

Noun

(catalepsies)
  • (pathology) severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions

    • Derived terms

    * cataleptic * cataleptoid

    Related terms

    * catatonic * catatonia

    See also

    * (wikipedia "catalepsy")

    paralysis

    English

    (wikipedia paralysis)

    Noun

    (paralyses)
  • (pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of person's body, such as one or more limbs.

    • Derived terms

    * paralyse/paralyze * paralytic

    See also

    * paraplegia * quadriplegia

    External links

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