Cataplectic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cataplexy \Cat"a*plex`y\, n. [Gr. ? amazement: cf. {Apoplexy}.]
     (Med.)
     A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme
     fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. --
     {Cat`a*plec"tic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]