Definitions for: Paralysis


[n] loss of the ability to move a body part



Webster (1913) Definition: Pa*ral"y*sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to loosen,
dissolve, or disable at the side; ? beside + ? to loosen. See
Para-, and Loose, and cf. Palsy.] (Med.)
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.
``Utter paralysis of memory.'' --G. Eliot.

Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of
the powers of ownership. --Duke of
Argyll (1887).

Synonyms: palsy

See Also: akinesia, akinesis, alalia, cystoparalysis, cystoplegia, diplegia, disfunction, dysfunction, Erb-Duchenne paralysis, Erb's palsy, hemiplegia, monoplegia, ophthalmoplegia, paraplegia, paresis, quadriplegia, unilateral paralysis

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