cataplexy
pronunciation
How to pronounce cataplexy in British English:
UK ['kætəpleksɪ]
How to pronounce cataplexy in American English:
US ['kætəˌpleksɪ]
Word Origin
- cataplexy (n.)
- "the state of an animal when it is feigning death," 1883, from German kataplexie, from Greek kataplexis "stupefaction, amazement, consternation," from kataplessein "to strike down" (with fear, etc.), from kata- "down" (see cata-) + plessein "to strike, hit," from PIE *plak- (2) "to strike" (see plague (n.)). Related: Cataplectic.
Example
- 1. Cat fight and cataplexy on the catwalk .
- 2. Narcolepsy and a related but even rarer illness , cataplexy - a tendency to collapse when swept by strong emotions - are caused by the death of brain cells that secrete hypocretin , which regulates sleep .
- 3. Disease how to cure the cataplexy sex somnolence , gamma-oh group butanoic acid has the number effect after all .