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Definitions for Paralysis
[1] Pathology . a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
[2] a state of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike caused a paralysis of all shipping.
[3] pathol impairment or loss of voluntary muscle function or of sensation (sensory paralysis ) in a part or area of the body, usually caused by a lesion or disorder of the muscles or the nerves supplying them a disease characterized by such impairment or loss; palsy
[4] cessation or impairment of activity paralysis of industry by strikes
Words related to Paralysis
laziness, apathy, passivity, inactivity, torpor, torpidity, lethargy, sloth, idleness, listlessness, stillness, stupor, lassitude, languor, indolence, immobilization, dullness, unresponsiveness, drowsiness, immobility
Words nearby Paralysis
paralympian, paralympic, paralympic games, paralympics, paralyse, paralysis, paralysis agitans, paralytic, paralytic abasia, paralytic dementia, paralytic ileus
Origin of Paralysis
before 1150; < Latin < Greek parálysis, equivalent to paraly-, var stem of paralȳ́ein to loosen (i.e., disable) on one side (para- para-1 + lȳ́ein to loosen) + -sis -sis; replacing Middle English paralisi(e ) < Old French < Latin, as above; replacing late Old English paralisin (accusative) < Latin, as above; cf. palsy1
Other words from Paralysis
non·pa·ral·y·sis , noun, plural non·pa·ral·y·ses.
sem·i·pa·ral·y·sis , noun, plural sem·i·pa·ral·y·ses.
Word origin for Paralysis
C16: via Latin from Greek paralusis; see para- 1 , -lysis
Synonyms for Paralysis
apathy, laziness, passivity, sluggishness, deadness, drowsiness, dullness, idleness, immobility, immobilization, inactivity, indolence, languor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, oscitancy, sloth, stillness, stupor, torpidity, torpor, unresponsiveness