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paralytic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paralytic \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paralytic \Par`a*lyt"ic\, n. A person affected with paralysis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paralytic adj 1: relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms" [syn: {paralytical}] 2: affected or subject to with paralysis [syn: {paralyzed}] n : a person suffering from paralysis
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