Definition of palsy
palsies
1 : paralysis —used chiefly in combination oculomotor palsy — see bell's palsy, cerebral palsy
2 : a condition that is marked by uncontrollable tremor and quivering of the body or one or more of its parts —not used technically … an involuntary shake that was to prove the prelude to age's palsy. — Angus Wilson
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Examples of palsy in a Sentence
palsy can sometimes be caused by a brain injury
Origin and Etymology of palsy
Middle English palesie, alteration of parlesey, from Anglo-French paralisie, from Latin paralysis
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Definition of palsy
palsied
;palsying
transitive verb
: to affect with or as if with palsy
First Known Use of palsy
1615
Definition of palsy
Examples of palsy in a Sentence
the salesman changed his palsy attitude when he realized that I wasn't buying
First Known Use of palsy
1951
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playMedical Definition of palsy
palsies
1: paralysis—used chiefly in combination oculomotor palsy; see bell's palsy, cerebral palsy
2: a condition that is characterized by uncontrollable tremor or quivering of the body or one or more of its parts—not used technically
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