| 单词 | cataplexy |
| 释义 | cataplexy —cataplectic, /kat'euh plek"tik/, adj. /kat"euh plek'see/, n. Pathol. 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. [1880-85; < G Kataplexie < Gk katáplexis (with suffix prob. by analogy with Apoplexie APOPLEXY) fixation (of the eyes), equiv. to kataplek- (var. s. of katapléssein to strike down) + -sis -SIS] |
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