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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| palsy | /x | Noun, Noun |
| paralysing | x/xx | Noun |
| immobility | xx/xx | Noun |
| blindness | /x | Noun |
| spasms | /x | Noun |
| lethargy | /xx | Noun |
| indecision | xx/x | Noun |
| paresis | /xx | Noun |
| crippling | /xx | Noun |
| suffocation | xx/x | Noun |
| unconsciousness | x/xx | Noun |
| hemiplegia | xx/xx | Noun |
| numbness | /x | Noun |
| convulsions | x/x | Noun |
| helplessness | /xx | Noun |
| debility | x/xx | Noun |
| incapacitation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| atrophy | /xx | Noun |
| catatonia | xx/xx | Noun |
| stagnation | x/x | Noun |
| disorientation | xxxx/x | Noun |
| impotence | /xx | Noun |
| apathy | /xx | Noun |
| inaction | x/x | Noun |
| paraplegia | xx/xx | Noun |
| spasticity | x/xx | Noun |
| asphyxiation | x/xxx | Noun |
| malaise | x/ | Noun |
| agony | /xx | Noun |
| illness | /x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| exhaustion | x/x | Noun |
| deafness | /x | Noun |
| indecisiveness | x/xxx | Noun |
| sleeplessness | /xx | Noun |
| weakness | /x | Noun |
| incoherence | xx/x | Noun |
| disease | x/ | Noun |
| trauma | /x | Noun |
| catatonic | xx/x | Noun |
| dislocation | x//x | Noun |
| ataxia | //xx | Noun |
| poliomyelitis | xxx/x/x | Noun |
| amnesia | x/x | Noun |
| deformity | x/xx | Noun |
| injury | /xx | Noun |
| amputation | xx/x | Noun |
| affliction | x/x | Noun |
| passivity | x/xx | Noun |
| malady | /xx | Noun |
| fatigue | x/ | Noun |
| neurological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| incapacity | xx/xx | Noun |
| powerlessness | /xxx | Noun |
| delirium | x/xx | Noun |
| neuromuscular | /x/xx | Noun |
| encephalitis | xxx/x | Noun |
| stupor | /x | Noun |
| disfigurement | x/xx | Noun |
| polio | /xx | Noun |
| ailment | /x | Noun |
| imbecility | /x/xx | Noun |
| sickness | /x | Noun |
| clumsiness | /xx | Noun |
| apoplexy | /xxx | Noun |
| dysfunction | x/x | Noun |
| convulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| degeneration | xxx/x | Noun |
| gridlock | /x | Noun |
| insensibility | x/x/xx | Noun |
| neurosis | x/x | Noun |
| hopelessness | /xx | Noun |
| restlessness | /xx | Noun |
| misery | /xx | Noun |
| mutism | /xx | Noun |
| demoralization | xxxx/x | Noun |
| asphyxia | x/xx | Noun |
| insanity | x/xx | Noun |
| disorder | x/x | Noun |
| fear | / | Noun |
| derangement | x/x | Noun |
| coma | /x | Noun |
| lameness | /x | Noun |
| suffering | /xx | Noun |
| senility | x/xx | Noun |
| disablement | x/xx | Noun |
| chronic | /x | Adjective |
| neuralgia | /xx | Noun |
| unresponsiveness | xx/xx | Noun |
| tetany | /xx | Noun |
| spasmodic | x/x | Adjective |
| lassitude | /xx | Noun |
| stasis | /x | Noun |
| disintegration | xxx/x | Noun |
| ophthalmoplegia | xx//xx | Noun |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | xxx/x/xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| cerebral palsy | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| tick | / | Adjective, Verb |
| fowl | / | Verb |
| bulbar | /x | Verb, Adjective, Noun |
| respiratory | /xxxx | Verb |
| vasomotor | /x/x | Verb |
| unilateral | xx/xx | Verb |
| spastic | /x | Adjective |
| tourniquet | xxx | Adjective |
| serratus | x/x | Noun |
| limb | / | Adjective |
| bilateral | x/xx | Verb |
| sphincter | /x | Adjective |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| action | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| affects | x/ | Verb |
| aids | / | Noun, Adjective |
| aphasia | x/x | Noun |
| blockage | /x | Noun |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| cessation | x/x | Noun |
| chill | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| collapse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| deadlock | /x | Noun, Verb |
| decay | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decommissioning | xx/xx | Noun |
| entropic | //x | Adjective |
| halt | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hemiparesis | xxxxx | Noun |
| impasse | x/ | Noun |
| inertia | x/x | Noun |
| ischaemia | //xx | Noun |
| ischemia | x/xx | Noun |
| latent | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| load | / | Noun, Verb |
| measurable | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| neuritis | x/x | Noun |
| overlap | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| ptosis | /x | Noun |
| quadratic | //x | Adjective, Noun |
| shell | / | Noun, Verb |
| space | / | Noun, Verb |
| stalemate | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standstill | /x | Noun |
| stay | / | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| stoppage | /x | Noun |
| stress | / | Noun, Verb |
| stun | / | Noun, Verb |
| suspension | x/x | Noun |
| teratogenic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
