Definitions for: Paralytic


[n] a person suffering from paralysis
[adj] affected or subject to with paralysis
[adj] relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms"



Webster (1913) Definition: Par`a*lyt"ic, a. [L. paralyticus, Gr. ?: cf. F.
paralytique.]
1. Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

2. Affected with paralysis, or palsy.

The cold, shaking, paralytic hand. --Prior.

3. Inclined or tending to paralysis.

Paralytic secretion (Physiol.), the fluid, generally thin
and watery, secreted from a gland after section or
paralysis of its nerves, as the pralytic saliva.


Par`a*lyt"ic, n.
A person affected with paralysis.

Synonyms: paralytical, paralyzed, unfit

See Also: handicapped person, paretic, spastic

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