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paralysis

19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. paralysis (noun)
  2. paralysis agitans (noun)
  3. bulbar paralysis (noun)
  4. Chastek paralysis (noun)
  5. diver's paralysis (noun)
  6. flaccid paralysis (noun)
  7. fowl paralysis (noun)
  8. infantile paralysis (noun)
  9. infectious bulbar paralysis (noun)
  10. Klumpke's paralysis (noun)
  11. lambing paralysis (noun)
  12. Landry's paralysis (noun)
  13. motor paralysis (noun)
  14. range paralysis (noun)
  15. sleep paralysis (noun)
  16. spastic paralysis (noun)
  17. tick paralysis (noun)
  18. Todd's paralysis (noun)
  19. Volkmann's paralysis (noun)

pa·ral·y·sis

noun \pə-ˈral-ə-səs\
plural pa·ral·y·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of PARALYSIS

: complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the power of motion or of sensation in any part of the body—see hemiplegia, paraplegia, paresis 1

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