palsy
n.
(Medicine) paralysis, condition in which a body part cannot be moved (caused by nerve or brain damage, etc.)
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
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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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