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Paralysis : (noun)
1: loss of the ability to move a body part [syn: palsy]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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).
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Paralysis : Paralysis: Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial paralysis, also known as palsy; paralysis of all muscles is total paralysis,
as may occur in cases of botulism .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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