paralysis
n.
palsy, condition in which one or more parts of the body become immobile (due to nerve or brain damage, etc.)
Paralysis
Paralysis
paralysis
Noun
1. loss of the ability to move a body part
(synonym) palsy
(hypernym) dysfunction, disfunction
(hyponym) akinesis, akinesia
Paralysis
(n.)
Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and Paraplegia. Also used figuratively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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