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catatonia vs schizophrenia

schizophrenia vs catatonia

catatonia and schizophrenia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catatonia Yes No No No
schizophrenia Yes No No No
As nouns, schizophrenia is a hypernym of catatonia; that is, schizophrenia 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
  • schizophrenia: 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 dementia praecox, schizophrenic disorder, schizophrenic psychosis.
catatonia (noun) schizophrenia (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 schizophrenia

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