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Word: Paralysis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Old English paralysis, via Latin from Greek paralusis, from paraluesthai ‘be disabled at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + luein ‘loosen’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈralɪsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury
Short Definition:loss of ability to move and sometimes to feel anything in part or most of body
Examples:- the fast-acting venom causes paralysis, breathing difficulties, and sometimes death
- a creeping paralysis accompanied by nausea and vomiting
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