Definition of palsy Palsy
/pɔˈlzi/ - [polzee] - pal•sy
We found 10 definitions of palsy from 5 different sources.
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What does palsy mean?
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NounPlural: palsies |
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| palsy - a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor | ||
| symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence | ||
| palsy - loss of the ability to move a body part | ||
| paralysis | ||
| disfunction, dysfunction (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectile dysfunction"; "sexual relationship dysfunction" | ||
| akinesia, akinesis motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis | ||
| alalia paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak | ||
| cystoparalysis, cystoplegia paralysis of the urinary bladder | ||
| diplegia paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body | ||
| erb's palsy, erb-duchenne paralysis paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth) | ||
| monoplegia paralysis of a single limb | ||
| ophthalmoplegia paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye | ||
| paresis a slight or partial paralysis | ||
| paraplegia paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) | ||
| hemiplegia, unilateral paralysis paralysis of one side of the body | ||
Verb |
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| palsy - affect with palsy | ||
| paralyse, paralyze cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- palsy (n.)
Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. - palsy (v. t.)
To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action or energy; to paralyze.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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palsy
pawl′zi, n. a loss of power or of feeling, more or less complete, in the muscles of the body: paralysis.—v.t. to affect with palsy: to deprive of action or energy: to paralyse:—pa.p. pal′sied. [Fr. paralysie—Gr. paralysis. Cf. Paralysis.]
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