Look up: paralysis

1. Paralysis
   The loss of movement and/or sensation on the body.
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2. paralysis
   [n] - loss of the ability to move a body part
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3. Paralysis
   The complete or incomplete loss of ability to control and move muscles.
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4. paralysis
   Loss or impairment of motor function.
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5. Paralysis
   the inability to use a muscle because of injury to or disease of the nerves leading to the muscle
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6. Paralysis
   Will generally mean a stroke if used as an unmodified term
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7. Paralysis
   Loss of the power of movement of any part, as a result of an interference with the nerve supply
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8. Paralysis
   Inability to move parts of the body.
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9. 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.
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10. paralysis
    loss or impairment of muscle function or sensation Category: Medicine
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11. Paralysis
    Pa·ral'y·sis noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; para` beside + ... to loosen. See Para- , and Loose , and confer Palsy .] (Medicine) Abolition of function, whethe...
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12. paralysis
    <neurology> Loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism, also by analogy, impairment of sensory function (sensory paralysis). ... In addition to the types named below, paralysis is further distinguished as traumatic, syphilitic, toxic, etc.,...
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13. paralysis
    palsy noun loss of the ability to move a body part
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14. paralysis
    (pә-ral´ĭ-sis) pl. paral´yses loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to a lesion of the nervous system or the muscles; the term has been extended to include impairment of sensory function (sensory paralysis). Paralysis is a symptom of a wide variety of physical and emotional disorders rather than a disea...
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15. Paralysis
    • (n.) 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.
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16. paralysis
    loss or impairment of voluntary muscular movement caused by structural abnormalities of nervous or muscular tissue or by metabolic disturbances in ... [7 related articles]
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17. paralysis
    (para- + Gr. lyein to loosen) loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism; also by analogy, impairment of sensory function (sensory paralysis). In addition to the types named below, paralysis is further distinguished as traumatic, syphilitic, toxi...
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18. Paralysis
    a virus disease of adult bees which affects their ability to use legs or wings normally.
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19. paralysis
    paralysis or palsy (pôl'zē) , complete loss or impairment of the ability to use voluntary muscles, usually as the result of a disorder of the nervous system. The nervous tissue that is injured may be in the brain, the spinal cord, or in the muscles themselves. Accordingly there may b...
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20. paralysis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pă-ral′i-sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. Loss of power of voluntary movement in a muscle through injury or disease of it or its nerve supply. 2. Loss of any function, as sensation, secretion, or mental ability.
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21. paralysis
    Loss of voluntary movement due to failure of nerve impulses to reach the muscles involved. It may result from almost any disorder of the nervous system, including brain or spinal cord injury, poliomyelitis, stroke, and progressive conditions such as a tumour or multiple sclerosis. Paralysis may also...
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22. PARALYSIS
    Total absence of voluntary movement in a muscle or set of muscles.
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23. paralysis
    Greek para = beside, near, lyein = to loosen; hence loss or impairment of muscle function.
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24. Paralysis
    a virus disease of adult bees which affects their ability to use legs or wings normally.
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25. 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.
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