noun
- people who suffer from catalepsy, a medical condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of posture
Usage: medical
Examples
- The neurologist studied several cataleptics to better understand the condition.
- Cataleptics may remain motionless for extended periods during episodes.
- The hospital ward housed both epileptics and cataleptics.
- Historical accounts describe cataleptics being mistaken for dead.
- Modern medicine has improved treatment options for cataleptics.