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catochus

catochus noun: the trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.

Noun

catochus (uncountable)

  1. The trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.

Origin of catochus

From Ancient Greek κάτοχος (kátokhos, “catalepsy”), from κατέχω (katékhō, “hold down”).

Questions about catochus

What does catochus mean?
Catochus means the trance-like mental state of a cataleptic patient.
What part of speech is catochus?
Catochus is a noun.

Words near catochus in the dictionary

  1. catoblepae
  2. catoblepas
  3. catoblepones
  4. catocala
  5. catocalas
  6. catochus
  7. Catoctin
  8. Catoe
  9. catoecic
  10. Catoes
  11. catom

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