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
