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paralysis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paralysis \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). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paralysis n : loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: {palsy}]
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