Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
stupor Audio
stu·por [ stoo-per, styoo- ]
Subclass of:
Unconscious State
Definitions related to stupor:
  • (1) State of decreased reactivity to stimuli and less than full awareness of one�s surroundings; as a disturbance of consciousness, it indicates a condition of partial coma or semicoma. (2) In psychiatry, used synonymously with mutism and does nor necessarily imply a disturbance of consciousness; in catatonic stupor; patients are ordinarily aware o f their surroundings.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • A state of lethargy and unresponsiveness.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • A state of reduced sensibility and response to stimuli which is distinguished from COMA in that the person can be aroused by vigorous and repeated stimulation. The person is still conscious and can make voluntary movements. It can be induced by CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS. The word derives from Latin stupere and is related to stunned, stupid, dazed or LETHARGY.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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