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Palsy

Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis.

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Akinesia 76% connected

Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement.

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Hemiplegia 76% connected

A palsy that affects one side only of the body.

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Monoplegia 76% connected

Paralysis affecting a single limb.

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Paraplegia 76% connected

Alt. of Paraplegy

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Paresis 76% connected

Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.

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Broader term 3

Paralyse 76% connected

Same as Paralyze.

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Paralyze 76% connected

To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.

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Symptom 76% connected

Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease…

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Paralysis 74% connected

Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part o…

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Paralysis 74% connected

Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part o…

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Paralytic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

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Paralytic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

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Paralysis 92% connected

Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that of sensation, in any part o…

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