cataplectic

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cataplectic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cataplexy \Cat"a*plex`y\, n. [Gr. ? amazement: cf. Apoplexy.]
     (Med.)
     A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme
     fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. --
     Cat`a*plec"tic, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]