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cataplexy

[ kat-uh-plek-see ]

noun

  1. Pathology. a condition characterized by sudden, brief attacks of muscle weakness sometimes causing the body to fall helplessly, that is usually triggered by strong emotion: often associated with narcolepsy.


cataplexy

/ ˈæəˌɛɪ /

noun

  1. sudden temporary paralysis, brought on by severe shock
  2. a state of complete absence of movement assumed by animals while shamming death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈ𳦳پ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···پ [kat-, uh, -, plek, -tik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cataplexy1

1880–85; < German Kataplexie < Greek 첹áŧ澱 (with suffix probably by analogy with Apoplexie apoplexy ) fixation (of the eyes), equivalent to 첹ٲŧ- (variant stem of 첹ٲḗs𾱲 to strike down) + -sis -sis
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cataplexy1

C19: from Greek 첹ٲŧ澱 amazement, from 첹ٲŧ𾱲 to strike down (with amazement), confound, from kata- down + ŧ𾱲 to strike
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Example Sentences

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A lawyer who had taken GHB for narcolepsy for 19 years testified that his cataplexy “disappeared almost overnight,” with no side effects.

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The advisory committee recommended the agency approve Xyrem for narcolepsy with cataplexy, which it did in 2002.

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A century later, it was sold as a dietary supplement in the United States, and academic researchers began reporting that it greatly improved the nighttime sleep of people with narcolepsy and curbed their daytime sleep attacks, called cataplexy.

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She suffered injuries in the fire, and also has pre-existing neurological conditions, including narcolepsy and cataplexy, which cause her to collapse when experiencing strong emotions.

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Could this be a rare disease known as cataplexy?

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