What is a sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues called?
catalepsy — A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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