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dementia praecox vs catatonia

catatonia vs dementia praecox

dementia praecox and catatonia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dementia praecox Yes No No No
catatonia Yes No No No
As nouns, catatonia is a hyponym of dementia praecox; that is, catatonia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dementia praecox:
  • dementia praecox: any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
  • 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 (noun) catatonia (noun)
any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact 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
extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
Difference between dementia praecox and catatonia

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