"cataplexy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkætəplɛksi/ Forms: cataplexies [plural]
Etymology: From German Kataplexie, from Ancient Greek κατάπληξις (katáplēxis). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Kataplexie}} German Kataplexie, {{der|en|grc|κατάπληξις}} Ancient Greek κατάπληξις (katáplēxis) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cataplexy (countable and uncountable, plural cataplexies)
  1. (medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy. Wikipedia link: cataplexy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: cataplexic Translations (abrupt loss of muscle tone): 猝倒 (cùdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 昏倒 (hūndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), kataplexie [feminine] (Czech), katapleksia (Finnish), Kataplexie [feminine] (German), 脱力発作 (datsuryoku hossa) (alt: だつりょくほっさ) (Japanese), 情動脱力発作 (jōdō datsuryoku hossa) (alt: じょうどうだつりょくほっさ) (Japanese), катаплекси́я (katapleksíja) [feminine] (Russian), cataplexia [feminine] (Spanish), катаплексія (katapleksija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), рапто́ва сла́бкість (raptóva slábkistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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