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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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