severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions
a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues
{i} (Medicine) muscular rigidity and lack of contact with the environment (associated with schizophrenia)