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Paralysis
| Paralysis Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Paralysis?
[n] loss of the ability to move a body part
Synonyms | Synonyms for Paralysis: palsy
Related Terms | Find terms related to Paralysis: a wise passiveness |
abscess |
ague |
anemia |
ankylosis |
anoxia |
apnea |
apoplexy |
asphyxiation |
asthma |
ataxia |
atrophy |
backache |
bleeding |
blennorhea |
cachexia |
cachexy |
catalepsy |
cataplexy |
chill |
chills |
colic |
constipation |
contemplation |
contemplative life |
convulsion |
coughing |
cyanosis |
diarrhea |
diplegia |
dizziness |
do-nothing policy |
do-nothingism |
do-nothingness |
dormancy |
dropsy |
dysentery |
dyspepsia |
dyspnea |
edema |
emaciation |
fainting |
fatigue |
fever |
fibrillation |
flux |
growth |
hemiplegia |
hemorrhage |
high blood pressure |
hydrops |
hypertension |
hypotension |
icterus |
idleness |
immobility |
inaction |
inactivity |
indigestion |
indolence |
inertia |
inertness |
infantile paralysis |
inflammation |
insomnia |
itching |
jaundice |
labored breathing |
laissez-aller |
laissez-faire |
laissez-faireism |
low blood pressure |
lumbago |
marasmus |
meditation |
nasal discharge |
nausea |
necrosis |
neutralism |
neutrality |
neutralness |
noninvolvement |
nonparticipation |
nonresistance |
nonviolence |
nonviolent resistance |
pacifism |
pain |
palsy |
paraplegia |
paresis |
passive resistance |
passive self-annihilation |
passiveness |
passivism |
passivity |
policy |
polio |
poliomyelitis |
procrastination |
pruritus |
quiescence |
quietism |
rash |
rheum |
sclerosis |
seizure |
sensory paralysis |
shock |
skin eruption |
sneezing |
sore |
spasm |
stagnancy |
stagnation |
standpattism |
stasis |
stroke |
tabes |
tachycardia |
tumor |
upset stomach |
vegetation |
vertigo |
vita contemplativa |
vomiting |
waiting game |
wasting |
watching and waiting
See Also | akinesia |
akinesis |
alalia |
cystoparalysis |
cystoplegia |
diplegia |
disfunction |
dysfunction |
Erb-Duchenne paralysis |
Erb's palsy |
hemiplegia |
monoplegia |
ophthalmoplegia |
paraplegia |
paresis |
quadriplegia |
unilateral paralysis
Paralysis In Webster's Dictionary
\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).
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