Entry Word: paralysis

Function: noun

Meaning: complete or partial loss of physical function (as motion or sensation) in a part of the body <the car accident left one athlete with paralysis from the waist down>

Synonyms palsy

Related Words cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, poliomyelitis; debilitation, debility, decrepitude, enfeeblement, feebleness, frailness, weakness; infirmity, lameness; disability, impairment

Near Antonyms mobility, motility, sensation