paralysis
61paralysis — [pə ralɪsɪs] noun (plural paralyses si:z) 1》 the loss of the ability to move part or most of the body. 2》 inability to act or function. Origin C16: via L. from Gk paralusis, from paraluesthai be disabled at the side …
62paralysis — n. Palsy …
63paralysis — pa·ral·y·sis …
64paralysis — [pəˈræləsɪs] noun [U] 1) the loss of the ability to move your body or a part of it 2) the state of being completely unable to operate normally …
65paralysis — Loss of movement, sometimes of sensation, in a portion or all of the body. Klingbeil v Truesdell, 256 Minn 360, 98 NW2d 134 …
66paralysis — Loss of ability to move all or part of the body …
67paralysis — n. (pl. paralyses) 1 a nervous condition with impairment or loss of esp. the motor function of the nerves. 2 a state of utter powerlessness. Etymology: L f. Gk paralusis f. paraluo disable (as PARA (1), luo loosen) …
68compression paralysis — paralysis caused by pressure on a nerve, such as crutch paralysis, decubitus paralysis, or severe forms of carpal tunnel syndrome or cubital tunnel syndrome. Cf. entrapment neuropathy. Called also pressure p …
69facial paralysis — paralysis of the facial nerve, causing weakness and loss of function of the muscles it serves. It occurs in Bell s palsy. * * * weakening or paralysis of the facial nerve, as in Bell palsy or Millard Gubler syndrome …
70reflex paralysis — paralysis ascribable to peripheral irritation; in some cases secondary changes occur in the spinal cord, and the paralysis ceases to be truly reflex …