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Showing words for CATAPLEXY using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Cataplexy

cataplexy

8 Letter Words for Cataplexy

pacately

7 Letter Words for Cataplexy

acylate, apetaly, ectypal, epactal, exactly, extypal, placate, playact

6 Letter Words for Cataplexy

acetal, acetla, acetyl, aletap, aplace, caplet, catlap, exacta, explat, laxate, pacate, palace, palate, petaly, placet, platea, playte, talpae, xylate, yclept, yetapa

5 Letter Words for Cataplexy

acale, acate, aceta, alate, alcea, alpax, apace, aptly, ataxy, ately, ayelp, aylet, calpa, calpe, calyx, capax, capel, caple, catel, cetyl, clape, clapt, claye, cleat, clept, clype, eclat, ectal, epact, exact, exalt, expat, exptl, lacet, lacey, latex, leapt, lepta, lycae, lycea, pacay, pacey, pacta, palay, palea, palet, palta, patel, patly, peaty, pelta, petal, place, plate, platy, playa, pleat, talcy, talea, talpa, tepal, typal, yacal, yalta

4 Letter Words for Cataplexy

acle, acpt, acta, acyl, alae, alap, alay, alca, alce, alec, alep, apay, apex, atap, atle, axal, axel, axle, calp, calx, capa, cape, capt, cate, celt, cepa, clap, clat, clay, clep, cyte, excl, exla, expt, expy, exta, lace, lacy, laet, lata, late, leap, leat, lect, lepa, lyte, paal, paca, pace, pact, pacy, pala, pale, palt, paly, pata, pate, paty, paye, payt, peal, peat, pela, pelt, peta, plat, play, plea, plex, pyal, pyat, pyet, pyla, taal, tace, tael, tala, talc, tale, tapa, tape, taxa, taxy, teal, teap, teca, tela, tepa, type, xctl, xyla, yale, yapa, yate, yeat, yelp, yelt, yeta

3 Letter Words for Cataplexy

aal, ace, act, acy, ala, alc, ale, alp, alt, aly, apa, apc, ape, apl, apt, apx, ate, atp, aye, cal, cap, cat, cay, cel, cep, cly, cpa, cpl, cpt, cte, cyl, cyp, eat, ect, ela, elt, epa, eta, etc, ety, exc, exp, ext, eyl, laa, lac, lap, lat, lax, lay, lca, lea, lep, let, lex, ley, lyc, lye, pac, pal, pat, pax, pay, pct, pea, pec, pel, pet, ply, pta, pte, pty, pya, pye, pyx, taa, tal, tap, tax, tay, tcp, tea, tec, tel, tex, tlc, tye, typ, xat, xcl, yap, yat, yea, yep, yet, yex

Definitions for Cataplexy

[1] Pathology . a condition characterized by sudden, brief attacks of muscle weakness sometimes causing the body to fall helplessly, that is usually triggered by strong emotion: often associated with narcolepsy.
[2] sudden temporary paralysis, brought on by severe shock
[3] a state of complete absence of movement assumed by animals while shamming death

Words nearby Cataplexy

cataphylaxis, cataphyll, cataplane, cataplasia, cataplasm, cataplexy, catapult, cataract, cataractogenic, catarrh, catarrhal fever

Origin of Cataplexy

1880–85; < German Kataplexie < Greek katáplēxis (with suffix probably by analogy with Apoplexie apoplexy) fixation (of the eyes), equivalent to kataplēk- (variant stem of kataplḗssein to strike down) + -sis -sis

Other words from Cataplexy

cat·a·plec·tic [kat-uh -plek -tik] /ˌkæt əˈplɛk tɪk/ , adjective
cat′a•plec′ tic (-plĕk′ tĭk ) adj.

Word origin for Cataplexy

C19: from Greek kataplēxis amazement, from kataplēssein to strike down (with amazement), confound, from kata- down + plēssein to strike