pa·ral·y·sis (p -r l  -ss)n. pl. pa·ral·y·ses (-s  z ) 1. a. Loss or impairment of the ability to move a body part, usually as a result of damage to its nerve supply. b. Loss of sensation over a region of the body. 2. Inability to move or function; total stoppage or severe impairment of activity: fear that led to national paralysis. [Latin, from Greek paralusis, from paral  ein, to disable, loosen : para-, on one side; see para-1 + lein, to release; see leu- in Indo-European roots.] |
paralysis
Noun
1. Pathol inability to move all or part of the body due to damage to the nervous system
2. a state of inactivity: the economic chaos and political paralysis into which the country has sunk [Greek paralusis, from para- beyond + lusis a loosening]
| paralysis (p-rl-ss) Loss or impairment of voluntary movement or sensation in a part of the body, usually as a result of neurologic injury or disease. |
paralysis
abnormal loss of muscle function or of sensation. — paralytic, n., adj.
See also: Body, Humanloss of the ability to move or feel in part or all of the body, usually a result of nerve or muscle injury or dysfunction. — paralytic, paralytical, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness
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| Noun | 1. |  paralysis - loss of the ability to move a body partalalia - paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak cystoparalysis, cystoplegia - paralysis of the urinary bladder diplegia - paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body Erb's palsy, Erb-Duchenne paralysis - paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth) monoplegia - paralysis of a single limb ophthalmoplegia - paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye disfunction, dysfunction - (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction" paresis - a slight or partial paralysis paraplegia - paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) hemiplegia, unilateral paralysis - paralysis of one side of the body quadriplegia - paralysis of both arms and both legs |
paralysis
Translations
n paralysis [pəˈrӕləsis]
a loss of the ability to move The paralysis affects his legs. verlamming شَلَل парализа ochrnutí, obrna lammelse die Lähmung παράλυση parálisis halvatus از کارافتادگی halvaus paralysie שִׁיתוּק लकवा, अंगघात, पक्षाघात, गतिहीनता paraliza,ukočenost (meg)bénulás kelumpuhan lömun paralisi まひ 마비, 중풍 paralyžius paralīze kelumpuhan verlamming lammelse paraliż paralisia paralizie паралич obrna ohromelost paraliza förlamning อัมพาต felç 癱瘓 параліч فالج، لقوہ chứng liệt 瘫痪
v paralyse [ˈpӕrəlaiz]
to make unable to move paralysed with fear. verlam يَشُلُّ парализирам ochrnout paralysere; lamme lähmen παραλύω paralizar(se) halvama فلج کردن halvaantua paralyser לְשַׁתֵק अशक्त कर देना, गतिहीन कर देना paralizirati (meg)bénulás melumpuhkan lama paralizzare まひする 마비시키다 paralyžiuoti paralizēt menjadi kaku verlammen lamme, paralysere paraliżować a paraliza парализовать ochrnúť ohromiti paralizovati förlama ทำให้ขยับเขยื้อนไม่ได้ felç etmek 使癱瘓 паралізувати اپاہج بنانا làm tê liệt 使瘫痪
adj paralytic [pӕrəˈlitik]
verlam مَشْلول، مَفْلوج паралитичен paralytický paralyseret; lam; lammet gelähmt παραλυτικός paralítico halvatud فلج halvaantunut paralytique מְשוּתָק पक्षाघात से पीड़ित paralitičan bénult, béna lumpuh lamaður paralitico まひした 마비된 paralyžiaus ištiktas paralītisks; paralizēts lumpuh verlamd paralytisk, med lammelse paralityczny paralisar paralitic паралитический;парализованный paralytický paralitičen paralitičan förlamad ซึ่งเป็นอัมพาต felçli 癱瘓的 паралічний مفلوج، عاجز bị liệt 瘫痪的
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