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paralysis(dictionary)
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musculospiral paralysis(medicine)
myogenic paralysis(medicine)

paralysis (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek, from paralyein 'to loosen']
the loss of the ability to move all or part of your body or feel things in it
::paralysis of the lower body
::The snake's poison causes paralysis.
a state of being unable to take action, make decisions, or operate normally
::a period of political paralysis
-see also infantile paralysis