Definition of CatalepsyCatalepsy: A body's persistence in unusual postures, with waxy rigidity of the limbs, mutism, and complete inactivity, regardless of outside stimuli, as is sometimes seen in catatonic schizophrenia. Last Editorial Review: 3/19/2012
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