Definition of paralysis

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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..

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Paralytic :: Paralytic (a.) Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.
Antiparalytic :: Antiparalytic (n.) A medicine for paralysis.
Akinesia :: Akinesia (n.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement.
Trepidation :: Trepidation (n.) An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering..
Pott''s Disease :: Pott's disease () Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon..
Paresis :: Paresis (n.) Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation..
Paralyze :: Paralyze (v. t.) To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
Ptosis :: Ptosis (n.) Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its levator muscle..
Monoplegia :: Monoplegia (n.) Paralysis affecting a single limb.
Mytilotoxine :: Mytilotoxine (n.) A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood..
Pseudo-hyperthophic :: Pseudo-hyperthophic (a.) Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat..
Sideration :: Sideration (n.) The state of being siderated, or planet-struck; esp., blast in plants; also, a sudden and apparently causeless stroke of disease, as in apoplexy or paralysis..
Urtication :: Urtication (n.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.
Paralytic :: Paralytic (n.) A person affected with paralysis.
Antiparalytic :: Antiparalytic (a.) Good against paralysis.
Paralytic :: Paralytic (a.) Affected with paralysis, or palsy..
Paralytic :: Paralytic (a.) Inclined or tending to paralysis.
Embolism :: Embolism (n.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.
Palsy :: Palsy (n.) Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis..
Barbiers :: Barbiers (n.) A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form..
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