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paralysis
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pa·ral·y·sis  (p-rl-ss)
n. pl. pa·ral·y·ses (-sz)
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 paralein, 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, Human
loss 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.paralysisparalysis - loss of the ability to move a body part
akinesia, akinesis - motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis
alalia - 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
noun 1. immobility, palsy, paresis Pathology
Translations

paralysis [pəˈrælɪsɪs] nparálisis f inv
paralysis [paralyses , pl ] [pəˈrælɪsɪs, -siːz] nparalysie f
paralysis [pəˈrælɪsɪs] paralyse [paralyses , pl ] nLähmung f
paralysis [pl paralyses] [pəˈrælɪsɪs, -siːz] nparalisi f inv

paralysis
n paralysis [pəˈrӕləsis]
a loss of the ability to move The paralysis affects his legs.verlammingشَلَلпарализаochrnutí, obrnalammelsedie Lähmungπαράλυσηparálisishalvatusاز کارافتادگیhalvausparalysieשִׁיתוּקलकवा, अंगघात, पक्षाघात, गतिहीनताparaliza,ukočenost(meg)bénuláskelumpuhanlömunparalisiまひ마비, 중풍paralyžiusparalīzekelumpuhanverlamminglammelseparaliżparalisiaparalizieпараличobrnaohromelostparalizaförlamningอัมพาตfelç癱瘓паралічفالج، لقوہchứng liệt
v paralyse [ˈpӕrəlaiz]
to make unable to move paralysed with fear.verlamيَشُلُّпарализирамochrnoutparalysere; lammelähmenπαραλύωparalizar(se)halvamaفلج کردنhalvaantuaparalyserלְשַׁתֵקअशक्त कर देना, गतिहीन कर देनाparalizirati(meg)bénulásmelumpuhkanlamaparalizzareまひする마비시키다paralyžiuotiparalizētmenjadi kakuverlammenlamme, paralysereparaliżowaća pa­ra­lizaпарализоватьochrnúťohromitiparalizovatiförlamaทำให้ขยับเขยื้อนไม่ได้felç etmek使癱瘓паралізуватиاپاہج بناناlàm tê liệt使
adj paralytic [pӕrəˈlitik]
verlamمَشْلول، مَفْلوجпаралитиченparalytickýparalyseret; lam; lammetgelähmtπαραλυτικόςparalíticohalvatudفلجhalvaantunutparalytiqueמְשוּתָקपक्षाघात से पीड़ितparalitičanbénult, bénalumpuhlamaðurparaliticoまひした마비된paralyžiaus ištiktasparalītisks; paralizētslumpuhverlamdparalytisk, med lammelseparalitycznyparalisarparaliticпаралитический;парализованныйparalytickýparalitičenparalitičanförlamadซึ่งเป็นอัมพาตfelçli癱瘓的паралічнийمفلوج، عاجزbị liệt痪的

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