Palsy

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palsy
n. (Medicine) paralysis, condition in which a body part cannot be moved (caused by nerve or brain damage, etc.)


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Palsy
Palsy is a medical term derived from the word paralysis that is defined as paralysis of a body part often accompanied by loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking. It occurs in the name of several medical conditions including cerebral palsy (caused by some intracranial lesions), brachial palsy (paralysis of an arm) and Bell's palsy.
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Palsy /pal·sy/ paralysis. Bell's palsy unilateral facial paralysis of sudden onset due to a lesion of the facial nerve, resulting in [more]Palsy - Community and Resources

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palsy
Noun
1. loss of the ability to move a body part
(synonym) paralysis
(hypernym) dysfunction, disfunction
(hyponym) akinesis, akinesia
2. a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
(hypernym) symptom
Verb
1. affect with palsy
(hypernym) paralyze, paralyse


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Palsy
(v. t.)
To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.
  
 
(n.)
Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis.
  

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