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Answer for the clue "A state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility ", 9 letters:
torpidity

Word definitions for torpidity in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The property of being torpid.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s; see torpid + -ity .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" [syn: torpor ] inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy [syn: listlessness , torpidness , torpor ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Torpidity \Tor*pid"i*ty\, n. Same as Torpidness .

Usage examples of torpidity.

I also suffered from indigestion, torpidity of the liver, and constipation of the bowels.

Excess of urates has now been definitely traced, in the majority of instances, to functional torpidity of the liver.

It is also a well-known fact that torpidity of the liver throws an excessive amount of work on the kidneys.

After Silica, if the discharge continues too long and the wound refuses to heal owing to a torpidity of the tissues.

Constipation, with light-coloured stools, from torpidity of the liver and want of bile.

Their torpidity, under the influence of sunshine and Mother Council, had given way to a sort of spasmodic cheerfulness, as insects in winter revive when laid on the hearth.

As it is also a tonic for the stomach, it is very useful in diarrhoea, chronic dysentery, cholera infantum, and torpidity of the liver.