catatonia

英 [,kætə'təʊnɪə] 美 [,kætə'tonɪə]
  • n. [内科] 紧张症
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中文词源

catatonia 紧张症

cata-, 向下。-ton, 拉，紧张，词源同tense, tone.

英文词源

catatonia (n.)
1888, from medical Latin catatonia; replacing katatonia (1880s), which was formed directly from Greek kata- "down" (see cata-) + tonos "tone" (see tenet) + abstract noun ending -ia.