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catatonia vs dementia praecox

dementia praecox vs catatonia

catatonia and dementia praecox both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catatonia Yes No No No
dementia praecox Yes No No No
As nouns, dementia praecox is a hypernym of catatonia; that is, dementia praecox is a word with a broader meaning than catatonia:
  • catatonia: a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
  • dementia praecox: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Other hypernyms of catatonia include schizophrenia, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis.
catatonia (noun) dementia praecox (noun)
a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
Difference between catatonia and dementia praecox

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