partial paralysis

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• Paralysis — Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial paralysis, also known as palsy; paralysis of all muscles is total paralysis, as may occur in cases of botulism. * * * 1. Loss of power of… …   Medical dictionary

• paralysis — noun 1 being unable to move your body or a part of it ADJECTIVE ▪ complete ▪ partial ▪ stroke patients who have suffered partial paralysis ▪ permanent, temporary ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• paralysis — n. 1) complete; creeping; partial paralysis 2) infantile paralysis * * * [pə rælɪsɪs] creeping partial paralysis complete infantile paralysis …   Combinatory dictionary

• paralysis — noun (U) 1 the loss of the ability to move all or part of your body or feel things in it: He suffered a stroke and partial paralysis. 2 a state of being unable to take action, make decisions, or operate normally see also: infantile paralysis …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• paralysis —   Lōlō, ma i lōlō; hepa (partial paralysis of vocal chords).    ♦ Paralysis of tongue, alelo pu u …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Paralysis — Pa*ral y*sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. para lysis, fr. paraly ein to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; para beside + ly ein to loosen. See {Para }, and {Loose}, and cf. {Palsy}.] (Med.) Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• paralysis — [pə ral′ə sis] n. pl. paralyses [pə ral′əsēz΄] [L < Gr paralysis < paralyein, to loosen, dissolve, or weaken at the side: see PARA 1 & LYSIS] 1. partial or complete loss, or temporary interruption, of a function, esp. of voluntary motion or …   English World dictionary

• partial ophthalmoplegia — paralysis of either one or two of the eye muscles …   Medical dictionary

• partial — adj. 1 not complete VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ only ▪ His efforts met with only partial success. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• paralysis — noun (plural paralyses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from paralyein to loosen, disable, from para + lyein to loosen more at lose Date: 1525 1. complete or partial loss of function especially when involving the motion or sensation in a part of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Klumpke's paralysis — Klump·ke s paralysis klümp kēz n atrophic paralysis of the forearm and the hand due to injury to the eighth cervical and first thoracic nerves Dé·jé·rine Klump·ke dā zhā rēn klüm kē Augusta (1859 1927) French neurologist. Déjérine Klumpke was a… …   Medical dictionary