Paralysis synonyms

pə-răl'ĭ-sĭs

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insensibility
The property of being insensible.
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loss of motion
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loss of sensation
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spasm (related)
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incoordination (related)
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unsteadiness (related)
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numbness (related)
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catalepsy (related)
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loss-of-memory (related)
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mental-confusion (related)
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hypotonia (related)
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fasciculation (related)
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myoclonus (related)
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loss of speech (related)
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immobility (related)
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deformity (related)
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unconsciousness (related)
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disease (related)
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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palsy
(Pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
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paresis (related)
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convulsion (related)
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Find another word for paralysis. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for paralysis, like: insensibility, loss of motion, loss of sensation, spasm, incoordination, unsteadiness, numbness, catalepsy, loss-of-memory, mental-confusion and hypotonia.
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  • He died of paralysis on the 30th of May 1833.

  • And near the end of 1937, Roosevelt created the National Foundation for Infant Paralysis to join in the fight.

  • When open war broke out between Edinburgh Castle, held by Mary's friends, and the town, held for her son, both parties agreed that the reformer, who had already had a stroke of paralysis, should remove to St Andrews.

  • There he had an attack of paralysis, from which he died on the 29th of March 1866.

  • In progressive lead palsy, beri-beri, and the paralysis following acute alcoholism, fairly large doses are useful.

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